HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-53194
HIGH

CVE-2026-53194

Published: June 25, 2026· Updated: Jul 1, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:9.4th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

USB: serial: kl5kusb105: fix bulk-out buffer overflow

klsi_105_prepare_write_buffer() is called by the generic write path

with the bulk-out buffer and its size (bulk_out_size, 64 bytes). It

stores a two-byte length header at the start of the buffer and copies

the payload from the write fifo starting at buf + KLSI_HDR_LEN, but

passes the full buffer size as the number of bytes to copy:

count = kfifo_out_locked(&port->write_fifo, buf + KLSI_HDR_LEN,

size, &port->lock);

When the fifo holds at least size bytes, size bytes are copied starting

two bytes into the size-byte buffer, writing KLSI_HDR_LEN bytes past its

end. Copy at most size - KLSI_HDR_LEN bytes instead, leaving room for

the header as safe_serial already does.

Writing bulk_out_size or more bytes to the tty triggers a slab

out-of-bounds write, observed with KASAN by emulating the device with

dummy_hcd and raw-gadget:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kfifo_copy_out+0x83/0xc0

Write of size 64 at addr ffff888112c62202 by task python3

kfifo_copy_out

klsi_105_prepare_write_buffer [kl5kusb105]

usb_serial_generic_write_start [usbserial]

Allocated by task 139:

usb_serial_probe [usbserial]

The buggy address is located 2 bytes inside of allocated 64-byte region

The out-of-bounds write no longer occurs with this change applied.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-53194 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (11)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-53194
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.19%
PublishedJun 25, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-53194 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.