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

ALSA: serial-u16550: Check card index validity at probe

serial-u16550 driver blindly trusts that the given devptr->id value is
within the proper card index range at probe. It's OK for the devices
the driver itself creates at the module probe time, but if the device
is bound manually via sysfs interface, this could be -1 as "none", and
this leads to OOB access for index[] and other parameters.

Add a sanity check for the card index and warn/correct it if it's a
value out of the range.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 4.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-805
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: serial-u16550: Check card index validity at probe serial-u16550 driver blindly trusts that the given devptr->id value is within the proper card index range at probe. It's OK for the devices the driver itself creates at the module probe time, but if the device is bound manually via sysfs interface, this could be -1 as "none", and this leads to OOB access for index[] and other parameters. Add a sanity check for the card index and warn/correct it if it's a value out of the range.
Title ALSA: serial-u16550: Check card index validity at probe
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:30.507Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.810Z

Link: CVE-2026-80965

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:02.477

Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:02.477

Link: CVE-2026-80965

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T19:42:30Z

Links: CVE-2026-80965 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-12T02:45:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-805

    Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value