Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2024-53197
The short answer
CVE-2024-53197 affects Linux Linux and is rated high (CVSS 7.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-04-09: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
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.
Weakness: CWE-787.
Severity
7.8 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Apr 9, 2025
Federal due date Apr 30, 2025
EPSS, next 30 days
4.1%
Higher than 91% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
Linux. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b4ea4bfe16566b84645ded1403756a2dc4e0f19 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/379d3b9799d9da953391e973b934764f01e03960 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62dc01c83fa71e10446ee4c31e0e3d5d1291e865 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/920a369a9f014f10ec282fd298d0666129379f1b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9887d859cd60727432a01564e8f91302d361b72b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b8460a2a7ce478e0b625af7c56d444dc24190f7 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b521b53ac6eb04e41c03f46f7fe452e4d8e9bcca Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8f8b81dabe52b413fe9e062e8a852c48dd0680d Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b909df18ce2a998afef81d58bbd1a05dc0788c40 Patch
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html Mailing List
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html Mailing List
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53197 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2024-53197 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-53197 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-04-09, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-04-30.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53197?
CISA's 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.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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