CVE-2024-53197: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-53197 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Linux Kernel. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 09-04-2025. EPSS estimates a 4.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Listed as exploited by CISA (09-04-2025)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 69 · Related 51Timeline
- 27-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-04-2025Added to CISA KEVExploitedLinux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability
- 30-04-2025CISA remediation dueDeadline passedApply mitigations per vendor instructions.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential out-of-bound accesses for Extigy and Mbox devices A bogus device can provide a bNumConfigurations value that exceeds the initial value used in usb_get_configuration for allocating dev->config. This can lead to out-of-bounds accesses later, e.g. in usb_destroy_configuration.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.12%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 4.12% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVListed- Added
- 09-04-2025
- Federal due date
- 30-04-2025
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
CISA required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-04-01 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53197
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu134 products
- linux< 3.13.0-210.261 | < 4.4.0-270.304 | < 4.15.0-239.251 | < 5.4.0-211.231 | < 5.15.0-135.146 | < 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1145.151 | < 4.4.0-1183.198 | < 4.15.0-1182.195 | < 5.4.0-1142.152 | < 5.15.0-1080.87 | < 6.8.0-1027.29
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 6.1.123-1 | < 6.12.3-1
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 0b4ea4bfe16566b84645ded1403756a2dc4e0f19 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9b8460a2a7ce478e0b625af7c56d444dc24190f7 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 62dc01c83fa71e10446ee4c31e0e3d5d1291e865 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 9887d859cd60727432a01564e8f91302d361b72b | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 920a369a9f014f10ec282fd298d0666129379f1b | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b8f8b81dabe52b413fe9e062e8a852c48dd0680d | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < 379d3b9799d9da953391e973b934764f01e03960 | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b521b53ac6eb04e41c03f46f7fe452e4d8e9bcca | ≥ 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < b909df18ce2a998afef81d58bbd1a05dc0788c40 | 2.6.12
- linux_kernel≥ 2.6.12, < 4.19.325 | ≥ 4.20, < 5.4.287 | ≥ 5.5, < 5.10.231 | ≥ 5.11, < 5.15.174 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.120 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.64 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.11 | ≥ 6.12, < 6.12.2
3 vendors · 138 products
References
57 links- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53197Government ResourceUS Government Resource
