CVE-2026-53196: Linux kernel · USB: serial: io_ti: fix heap overflow in get_manuf_info()
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium · fixed in f96cf7bf9fbf15d7fcf0c91fec47ba8a010369ea : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 16:49 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| ADP (redhat-SADP) | CVSS 3.1 | 6.8 |
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- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-11-06.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in f96cf7bf9fbf15d7fcf0c91fec47ba8a010369ea, e168db91442b94e64fa82a7dd297983d48ea5cc0, d214d2341d4f9f447e36a7d012cdf6a6631a55f1 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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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 ]
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e168db91442b94e64fa82a7dd297983d48ea5cc0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/561edb021486e6723d841926aa4b48097da06190 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd634f6dfd40c49a84f9bddc2867a80e2e2623a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d92f17af7097d10bdeddf26f66f34b354104b277 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b849f30d1a9e66aae6b715aaef66e427390cb081 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f96cf7bf9fbf15d7fcf0c91fec47ba8a010369ea (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d214d2341d4f9f447e36a7d012cdf6a6631a55f1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/183c1076eca43bbb3e7bdf597456f91d81c73e74 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53196 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492750 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53196.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67114 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61887 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67723 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65712 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65708 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68570 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65710 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65711 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65709 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67721 (opens in a new tab)