VulnerabilityPublished 19 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-63876: Linux kernel · serial: zs: Convert to use a platform device

Source GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

Severity

Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

ghsa-hqmx-j5v3-63h6

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been applied by converting the serial zs driver to use a platform device instead of legacy probing. Users should update to a Linux kernel version that includes this fix. Since no vendor advisory or patch links are provided, check the official Linux kernel repositories or distribution updates for the patched version.

Description

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's serial driver (zs) has been resolved by converting it to use a platform device. The issue caused a kernel crash during initialization of the first serial port due to dereferencing a pointer derived from a null parent device pointer. The fix involves switching from legacy probing to platform device usage, updating resource handling, and changing driver binding behavior to prevent conflicts. This change also affects the timing of console handover during system bootstrap.

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