# CVE-2026-108952: RT-Thread through 5.3.0 Memory Corruption via USB CDC VCOM Driver

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-12 · Updated: 2026-10-13

## Affected

- rt-thread: through 5.3.0

## Description

RT-Thread through 5.3.0 contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the legacy USB CDC virtual COM port driver that aliases rx_ringbuffer as a Serial V2 rt_serial_rx_fifo in _function_enable(). A connected USB host configuring the CDC device triggers writes past the ring buffer into struct vcom members and an invalid rt_free() on close, causing denial of service.

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## References

- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/issues/11739
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/pull/11770
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/commit/ceef6e0ccd646aef61b907aeb9f29269d1caba50
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread/blob/99428a1e7f7447955aa860f7c969273a12095b8f/components/legacy/usb/usbdevice/class/cdc_vcom.c#L518
- https://github.com/RT-Thread/rt-thread
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rt-thread-through-5.3.0-memory-corruption-via-usb-cdc-vcom-driver

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