CVE detail
CVE-2026-63961
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: validate count before reading Status Update VDO A broken/malicious device can send the incorrect count for a status update VDO, which will cause the kernel to read uninitialized stack data and send it off elsewhere. Fix this up by correctly verifying the count for the update object.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 23.0 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 9
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 8
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
9 source links · newest first
- CVE-2026-63961 usb: typec: altmodes/displayport: validate count before reading Status Update VDOMicrosoft MSRC
Information published.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comJul 21, 2026, 8:03 AM No excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PMNo excerpt available.
Patchgit.kernel.orgJul 19, 2026, 4:17 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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