CVE-2026-53196

USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in get_manuf_info()

MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 25, 2026 at 08:39 AM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 02:29 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise Linux

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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in get_manuf_info() get_manuf_info() reads le16_to_cpu(rom_desc->Size) bytes from the device I2C EEPROM into a buffer allocated with kmalloc_obj(), which is sizeof(struct edge_ti_manuf_descriptor) = 10 bytes. The Size field comes from the device and is only validated (in check_i2c_image()) to make sure the descriptor fits within TI_MAX_I2C_SIZE (16384 bytes), not against the destination buffer size. A malicious USB device can therefore set Size to any value up to 16377, causing a heap overflow of up to 16367 bytes when plugged into a host running this driver. valid_csum() is called after read_rom() and also iterates buffer[0..Size-1], compounding the out-of-bounds access. Fix by rejecting descriptors with unexpected length before calling read_rom(). [ johan: amend commit message; also check for short descriptors ]

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2592.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.2102.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1762.6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.942.6.12 ≤ v < 6.18.362.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.1432.6.12 ≤ v < 7.0.132.6.12 ≤ v < 7.12.6.12.1 ≤ v < 5.10.2595.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2105.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1766.13 ≤ v < 6.18.366.19 ≤ v < 7.0.136.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1436.7 ≤ v < 6.12.941da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac22.6.122.6.12 rc22.6.12 rc32.6.12 rc42.6.12 rc57.1 rc17.1 rc27.1 rc37.1 rc47.1 rc57.1 rc67.1 rc7
Vendor states this is fixed in 183c1076eca43bbb3e7bdf597456f91d81c73e74 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 561edb021486e6723d841926aa4b48097da06190 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b849f30d1a9e66aae6b715aaef66e427390cb081 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cfd634f6dfd40c49a84f9bddc2867a80e2e2623a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d214d2341d4f9f447e36a7d012cdf6a6631a55f1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d92f17af7097d10bdeddf26f66f34b354104b277 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e168db91442b94e64fa82a7dd297983d48ea5cc0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f96cf7bf9fbf15d7fcf0c91fec47ba8a010369ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.259 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.210 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.176 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.94 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.36 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.143 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.18.0-305.206.1.el8_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.18.0-372.213.1.el8_6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:4.18.0-477.166.1.el8_8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:5.14.0-284.191.1.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:5.14.0-284.191.1.rt14.476.el9_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:5.14.0-427.149.1.el9_4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:5.14.0-570.140.1.el9_6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:6.12.0-211.50.1.el10_2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:6.12.0-55.104.1.el10_0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unaffected)

CVSS

6.8MEDIUMredhat-SADP
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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