# CVE-2025-68352: spi: ch341: fix out-of-bounds memory access in ch341\_transfer\_one

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: ch341: fix out-of-bounds memory access in ch341_transfer_one Discovered by Atuin - Automated Vulnerability Discovery Engine. The 'len' variable is calculated as 'min(32, trans->len + 1)', which includes the 1-byte command header. When copying data from 'trans->tx_buf' to 'ch341->tx_buf + 1', using 'len' as the length is incorrect because: 1. It causes an out-of-bounds read from 'trans->tx_buf' (which has size 'trans->len', i.e., 'len - 1' in this context). 2. It can cause an out-of-bounds write to 'ch341->tx_buf' if 'len' is CH341_PACKET_LENGTH (32). Writing 32 bytes to ch341->tx_buf + 1 overflows the buffer. Fix this by copying 'len - 1' bytes.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad6c0fd6f3c0e76a1f75df4bce3b08a13f08974
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea1e43966cd03098fcd5f0d72e6c2901d45fa08d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81841da1f30f66a850cc8796d99ba330aad9d696
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/545d1287e40a55242f6ab68bcc1ba3b74088b1bc

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