Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: safe_serial: fix memory corruption with small endpoint Make sure that the bulk-out buffer size is at least eight bytes to avoid user-controlled slab corruption in "safe" mode should a malicious device report a smaller size.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/161ea0e5236f5f051d2d85d6c54dd08ee9dc7ba4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/438061ed1ad85e6743e2dce826671772d81089ec Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/857b3cc73f91871ae4433f8b97c4670b78f8dc96 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b3145b3001fb24de1da72d1deb0bea70e5a078b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a550ed2117ca4709d38f713933ff924a83942e41 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7336c0fba5c959249f3d793d33076b992ec3ee4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3a1d6eee25dc96b1d2db0ecd9d8741e92056476 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f793b67d41e5fab719c5a90baa77cbd2fe259517 Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 14 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-787
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