5.5

CVE-2024-53163: linux Off-by-one Error

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-53163DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53163
Published 24-12-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-53163 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Off-by-one Error vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.25%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 22

Timeline

  1. 24-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat/qat_420xx - fix off by one in uof_get_name() This is called from uof_get_name_420xx() where "num_objs" is the ARRAY_SIZE() of fw_objs[]. The > needs to be >= to prevent an out of bounds access.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.25%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

15%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.25% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.25%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ fcf60f4bcf54952cc14d14178c358be222dbeb43, < c23661a36eea840b657e485d48ed88b246da1bb8 | ≥ fcf60f4bcf54952cc14d14178c358be222dbeb43, < 91eef1ad75f03d37dba926b73f9dd6f058bc4d58 | ≥ fcf60f4bcf54952cc14d14178c358be222dbeb43, < 93a11608fb3720e1bc2b19a2649ac2b49cca1921 | 6.8
  • linux_kernel≥ 6.8, < 6.11.11 | ≥ 6.12, < 6.12.2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.12.3-1

3 vendors · 107 products

References

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