CVE-2026-63897 json
USB: serial: mct_u232: fix missing interrupt-in transfer sanity check
published 2026-07-19 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-30 10 d ago also EUVD-2026-45670
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
USB: serial: mct_u232: fix missing interrupt-in transfer sanity check
Add the missing sanity check on the size of interrupt-in transfers to avoid parsing stale or uninitialised slab data (and leaking it to user space).
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, 7.0.12, 7.1
- linux Debian 12 6.1.176-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.94-1
- linux Debian 14 7.0.12-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-63897
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-198.208
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-146.146
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1117.124
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1066.69
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1009.9
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1118.128
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1070.78
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-63897
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- kernel-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
- kernel-syms-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
- kernel-source-rt Real Time Module 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.7.72.1
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
- kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.78.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1SUSE-SU-2026:3810-1SUSE-SU-2026:3790-1SUSE-SU-2026:23244-1SUSE-SU-2026:23241-1SUSE-SU-2026:23194-1
- kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
- kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/82b48d70bced1ec8e5f676d1fd5eccc7a44dc418 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b93ee5baeef6efabee2c3381907733ad2dbc883 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a093f3e0c03d25a86d747a655d4b9322ffb2ed87 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/70bb9a2661d34b93a9b83cf83e2b76289a712ef0 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/631b8b7c456567f7a8d26f6fc354c8dd9cc9f832 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f06bcaba29707f060706483b2020d3cafbe98f9f commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed260b56bc9fc878e5dcbb866eab8af0688e0e67 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/245aba83e3c288e176ed037a1f6b618b09e92ed8 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-63897 updated cvss 5.5
kernel: USB: serial: mct_u232: fix missing interrupt-in transfer sanity check
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 moreaffected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelaffected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/82b48d70bced1ec8e5f676d1fd5eccc7a44dc418
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/8b93ee5baeef6efabee2c3381907733ad2dbc883
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/a093f3e0c03d25a86d747a655d4b9322ffb2ed87
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/70bb9a2661d34b93a9b83cf83e2b76289a712ef0
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/631b8b7c456567f7a8d26f6fc354c8dd9cc9f832
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/f06bcaba29707f060706483b2020d3cafbe98f9f
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/ed260b56bc9fc878e5dcbb866eab8af0688e0e67
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/245aba83e3c288e176ed037a1f6b618b09e92ed8
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-63897
- NVD CVE-2026-63897
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