USB: serial: mct_u232: fix memory corruption with small endpoint
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-63898 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | Linux |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-19 16:17:07 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-19 16:17:07 UTC |
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: mct_u232: fix memory corruption with small endpoint The driver overrides the maximum transfer size for a specific device which only accepts 16 byte packets for its 32 byte bulk-out endpoint. Make sure to never increase the maximum transfer size to prevent slab corruption should a malicious device report a smaller endpoint max packet size than expected. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.002100000 probability, percentile 0.113600000 (date 2026-07-20)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 94edbbc5fe00d03cfe1d4e690d7d2cd36317a935 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 bd2ddb3fe9052ad8703593bbec26ecc7ca92869e git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 39e295a91e80f3b91f61c7ada2bde434dcaba20d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 90dbad14b109e5fdfb4934ff61e561d11ba3742d git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 6cb48f8890f9b2051d7c34823057296a536a31c5 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 d8fdf33d6fcfb90cbec26299baf2352c84b2d768 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 57f332af1745014cd7e40414814ffaa6bc7d3b5b git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 915b36d701950503c4ea0f6e314b10868e59fce3 git | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.12 | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 2.6.12 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.10.259 5.10.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 5.15.210 5.15.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.1.176 6.1.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.6.143 6.6.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.12.94 6.12.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 6.18.35 6.18.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.0.12 7.0.* semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Linux | Linux | unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/915b36d701950503c4ea0f6e314b10868e59fce3 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/94edbbc5fe00d03cfe1d4e690d7d2cd36317a935 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f332af1745014cd7e40414814ffaa6bc7d3b5b | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2ddb3fe9052ad8703593bbec26ecc7ca92869e | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dbad14b109e5fdfb4934ff61e561d11ba3742d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fdf33d6fcfb90cbec26299baf2352c84b2d768 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb48f8890f9b2051d7c34823057296a536a31c5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e295a91e80f3b91f61c7ada2bde434dcaba20d | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 | git.kernel.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.