CVE-2026-63883
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: serial: qcom_geni: fix kfifo underflow when flush precedes DMA completion IRQ When uart_flush_buffer() runs before the DMA completion IRQ is delivered, the following race can occur (all steps serialized by uart_port_lock): 1. DMA starts: tx_remaining = N, kfifo contains N bytes 2. DMA completes in hardware; IRQ is pending but not yet delivered 3. uart_flush_buffer() acquires the port lock and calls kfifo_reset(), making kfifo_len() = 0 while tx_remaining remains N 4. uart_flush_buffer() releases the port lock 5. DMA IRQ fires; handle_tx_dma() acquires the port lock and calls uart_xmit_advance(uport, tx_remaining) on an empty kfifo uart_xmit_advance() increments kfifo->out by tx_remaining. Since kfifo_reset() already set both in and out to 0, out wraps past in, causing kfifo_len() to return UART_XMIT_SIZE - tx_remaining. The next start_tx_dma() call then submits a DMA transfer of stale buffer data. Fix this by snapshotting kfifo_len() at the start of handle_tx_dma() and skipping uart_xmit_advance() when fifo_len < tx_remaining, which indicates the kfifo was reset by a preceding flush.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.3
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.6.143,
6.12.93,
6.18.35,
7.0.12,
7.1
and their respective stable series.
References
5 totalFrequently asked questions
-
What is CVE-2026-63883?
CVE-2026-63883 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.3 onward and has been patched in 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35 and others. CVE-2026-63883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
-
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-63883?
Yes — CVE-2026-63883 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.3 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
-
Is CVE-2026-63883 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2026-63883 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.