Answer in brief
CVE-2026-63962 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in usb: typec: tcpm: bound altmode_desc[] per iteration in svdm_consume_modes(). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.19 | Not reported |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=4ab8c18d4d67321cc7b660559de17511d4fc0237 <816c6251409db28f1b875988fcbd2ff1764a81f0 || >=4ab8c18d4d67321cc7b660559de17511d4fc0237 <845598b154b9a92e9d279fafafa9405c121ae805 || >=4ab8c18d4d67321cc7b660559de17511d4fc0237 <4505f33dab56c274e82f47f94bf60a8cbf8f4b42 || >=4ab8c18d4d67321cc7b660559de17511d4fc0237 <cbad85b446c06adbc5e5bed565871bb918ce9d32 || >=4ab8c18d4d67321cc7b660559de17511d4fc0237 <3389c149c68c3fea61910ad5d34f7bf3bff44e32 | 816c6251409db28f1b875988fcbd2ff1764a81f0, 845598b154b9a92e9d279fafafa9405c121ae805, 4505f33dab56c274e82f47f94bf60a8cbf8f4b42, cbad85b446c06adbc5e5bed565871bb918ce9d32, 3389c149c68c3fea61910ad5d34f7bf3bff44e32 |
Published upstream
Jul 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 21, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: tcpm: bound altmode_desc[] per iteration in svdm_consume_modes() svdm_consume_modes() checks pmdata->altmodes against the array size once before the loop over the count, but forgot to check the bound at every point in the loop. In the well-behaved SVDM discovery flow this is harmless because each of at most SVID_DISCOVERY_MAX SVIDs contributes at most MODE_DISCOVERY_MAX modes, exactly filling altmode_desc[ALTMODE_DISCOVERY_MAX]. But the CMDT_RSP_ACK handler in tcpm_pd_svdm() does not correlate an incoming ACK with any request the port actually sent. Once port->partner is set, an unsolicited Discover Modes ACK is consumed unconditionally. A broken or malicious port partner can therefore drive altmodes to ALTMODE_DISCOVERY_MAX - 1 via the normal flow, and then send one extra Discover Modes ACK with seven VDOs. Because the pre-loop check passes, the loop could then writes up to five entries past altmode_desc[]. For mode_data_prime the next field in struct tcpm_port is the partner_altmode[] pointer array, which then receives partner-chosen SVID/VDO bytes. Move the bound check inside the loop so the array can never be indexed past ALTMODE_DISCOVERY_MAX regardless of how many VDOs the partner supplies or how the function was reached.
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