Tracker / CVE-2026-63961
CVE-2026-63961
Medium 5.5
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: validate count before reading Status Update VDO A broken/malicious device can send the incorrect count for a status update VDO, which will cause the kernel to read uninitialized stack data and send it off elsewhere. Fix this up by correctly verifying the count for the update object.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 4.19 → 5.10.259 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.11 → 5.15.210 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.16 → 6.1.176 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.13 → 6.18.35 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.19 → 7.0.12 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.2 → 6.6.143 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.7 → 6.12.93 |
Analysis
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