CVE-2026-63956 json
USB: serial: cypress_m8: fix memory corruption with small endpoint
published 3mo ago modified 12d ago also EUVD-2026-45729
- cvss
- 7.8
- 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 6%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
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-2026-63956
- 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-2026-63956
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- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1
- kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.84.1.150700.17.47.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4706-1SUSE-SU-2026:4687-1SUSE-SU-2026:4640-1SUSE-SU-2026:24316-1SUSE-SU-2026:24315-1SUSE-SU-2026:24181-1
- kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
- kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.39.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:22091-1
- kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
- kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8
almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:86033
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcb22218f0a7229b7ce3b3952fb644def293fa5 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad3d1628a46134276546d7a12fedf04be9979158 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/52e18ae0c47c5c89e18fcd8022f287f7cc8802ec commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcaa59f403dbde6328604a500d65ee8d40975d9 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ef25704bd3b625fd151c09feee459479f71ee64 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/284105c40fc31fff90cdab8a0377aaeb92f87f0e commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c13f3bb652bc8665e709ba07122612586aea648 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e1a9d791fd66ab2431b9e6f6f835823809869047 commit
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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-63956 updated cvss 7.0
kernel: USB: serial: cypress_m8: fix memory corruption with small endpoint
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more 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 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, +27 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.59.1.el9_8, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:86033
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Exploit prediction
0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Technology feeds
References
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/4fcb22218f0a7229b7ce3b3952fb644def293fa5
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/ad3d1628a46134276546d7a12fedf04be9979158
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/52e18ae0c47c5c89e18fcd8022f287f7cc8802ec
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/4bcaa59f403dbde6328604a500d65ee8d40975d9
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/1ef25704bd3b625fd151c09feee459479f71ee64
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/284105c40fc31fff90cdab8a0377aaeb92f87f0e
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/6c13f3bb652bc8665e709ba07122612586aea648
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/e1a9d791fd66ab2431b9e6f6f835823809869047
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-63956
- NVD CVE-2026-63956
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