Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Linux kernel hwrng core is affected from version 4.14 until fixed. When hwrng_register() fails after adding a device to the global list, the device stays listed, which can cause a use-after-free if the caller frees it. The source does not state what access an attacker needs. Upgrade to 6.1.191, 6.6.160, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, or a later release in those series.
Not analysed yet
We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.
Severity and exploitation
No source has published a CVSS score for this record yet.
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0021, the 11th percentile, on 13 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Sources
References from the CNA
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/30b2cc2966dac87ee95a99c49e28486c2a8129cd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e37c67f768234e14cd6ea3b081568dd915c5b67e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de4f1bcb61a73cc896decdbd27d61a34add93b53
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf293c9c7424de0d04b51367d07f40570ce80231
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bee8d1fcdc8f389b595b0a4cf6fe8440f499458a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5834db2b1ce25649f330e78efe1ccde78967fd