CVE-2026-63956
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: cypress_m8: fix memory corruption with small endpoint Make sure that the interrupt-out endpoint max packet size is at least eight bytes to avoid user-controlled slab corruption or NULL-pointer dereference should a malicious device report a smaller size.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.259
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.210
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.176
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.143
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.93
- Linux Kernel < 6.18.35
- Linux Kernel < 7.0.12
- Linux Kernel 7.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef25704bd3b625fd151c09feee459479f71ee64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284105c40fc31fff90cdab8a0377aaeb92f87f0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcaa59f403dbde6328604a500d65ee8d40975d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcb22218f0a7229b7ce3b3952fb644def293fa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e18ae0c47c5c89e18fcd8022f287f7cc8802ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c13f3bb652bc8665e709ba07122612586aea648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad3d1628a46134276546d7a12fedf04be9979158
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a9d791fd66ab2431b9e6f6f835823809869047
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef25704bd3b625fd151c09feee459479f71ee64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/284105c40fc31fff90cdab8a0377aaeb92f87f0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcaa59f403dbde6328604a500d65ee8d40975d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcb22218f0a7229b7ce3b3952fb644def293fa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e18ae0c47c5c89e18fcd8022f287f7cc8802ec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c13f3bb652bc8665e709ba07122612586aea648
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad3d1628a46134276546d7a12fedf04be9979158
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a9d791fd66ab2431b9e6f6f835823809869047