---
id: "CVE-2026-56969"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56969"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-56969"]
title: "Linux Edge TPU driver: use-after-free lets local user escalate privileges"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["edge-tpu", "infrastructure", "kernel-driver", "linux"]
not_affected_if: ["no-edge-tpu-driver"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:52:14+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56969", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Linux Edge TPU driver: use-after-free lets local user escalate privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-56969 (this .md is for agents)

A logic error in the Edge TPU group response handling (edgetpu_group.c) can cause a use-after-free. A local user who can run code can use it to escalate privileges.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T20:46:08+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56969

## From the sources

In edgetpu_group_clear_responses of edgetpu_group.c, there is a possible Use After Free due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with execution privileges needed. User interaction is for exploitation.

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