CVE-2026-63959

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpm/tcpci_maxim: validate header NDO against RX_BYTE_CNT A broken/malicious port can transmit a CRC-valid frame whose header advertises up to seven data objects but whose body carries fewer than that. Check for this, and rightfully reject the message, instead of reading from uninitialized stack memory.

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc17721d42e6d89f63572e63add8306a0e15eb3c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4ab8e2d4432abb646c5c0687f8dab173da901f9

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa2f716327be1818e1cb156da8a2844804aaec2f

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b496e3371c04f0a03b7faa5d2442536d00e3998

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0af00f1459f5dd757f0d392f8caa38039561ac62

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-19

Updated: 2026-07-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.002