Medium severity · published May 18, 2026
CVE-2026-32849
NetBSD Signed Integer Overflow in cryptodev_op via cryptodev.c
5.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
NetBSD prior to commit ec8451e contains a signed integer overflow vulnerability in the cryptodev_op() function in sys/opencrypto/cryptodev.c where the local variable iov_len is declared as a signed int but assigned from an unsigned cop->dst_len value, causing undefined behavior when cop->dst_len exceeds INT_MAX. A local attacker with access to /dev/crypto and a compression session type can exploit this vulnerability by providing a dst_len value exceeding INT_MAX to trigger a kernel panic through NULL pointer dereference when CONFIG_SVS is disabled and corrupted UIO pointer arithmetic.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SR
src · NetBSD
before ec8451efc1565516aba9e7047e1a1a1ce7953a2f · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-32849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32849
github.com
https://github.com/NetBSD/src/commit/ec8451efc1565516aba9e7047e1a1a1ce7953a2f
nasm.re
https://nasm.re/posts/uaf_netbsd_crypto/
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbsd-signed-integer-overflow-in-cryptodev-op-via-cryptodev-c
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