# CVE-2026-63898: USB: serial: mct\_u232: fix memory corruption with small endpoint

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-07-19

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: USB: serial: mct_u232: fix memory corruption with small endpoint The driver overrides the maximum transfer size for a specific device which only accepts 16 byte packets for its 32 byte bulk-out endpoint. Make sure to never increase the maximum transfer size to prevent slab corruption should a malicious device report a smaller endpoint max packet size than expected.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94edbbc5fe00d03cfe1d4e690d7d2cd36317a935
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2ddb3fe9052ad8703593bbec26ecc7ca92869e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e295a91e80f3b91f61c7ada2bde434dcaba20d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90dbad14b109e5fdfb4934ff61e561d11ba3742d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb48f8890f9b2051d7c34823057296a536a31c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8fdf33d6fcfb90cbec26299baf2352c84b2d768
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57f332af1745014cd7e40414814ffaa6bc7d3b5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915b36d701950503c4ea0f6e314b10868e59fce3

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