CVE-2026-63959

Public on 2026-07-19
Modified on 2026-07-24
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.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
2.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.10 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.15 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.12 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 kernel6.18 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 2.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N