What is GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87?

GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. In handle_fips_hmac_req of hwcrypto_proxy.c, there is a possible heap buffer overflow due to...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87 cover?

GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-56911. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87?

GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.7, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87MediumCVSS 6.7

In handle_fips_hmac_req of hwcrypto_proxy.c, there is a possible heap buffer overflow due to...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

November 10, 2026

Last Modified

November 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-56911 →

📋 Description

In handle_fips_hmac_req of hwcrypto_proxy.c, there is a possible heap buffer overflow due to missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56911
https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/pixel/2026/2026-11-01
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8362-5wvg-wq87