CVE-2024-53197: Linux Kernel exploited

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

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.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by Linux, published 2024-12-27).

Weakness: CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

How it can be exploited

Exploitable with local access with low attack complexity needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since: 2025-04-09
US federal deadline: 2025-04-30
Ransomware use: Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2025-02681, CNNVD-202412-2909, EUVD-2024-51869, GHSA-5244-qm9f-xx43, SNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELMODULES-9402981, SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESINTERNAL-8800646, SNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-9576198, SNYK-ORACLE7-PERF-9576186, SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKCONTAINERDEBUG-8711745, SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUG-8710433, SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRA-8711000, SNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELTOOLSLIBSDEVEL-9402812, SNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDEBUGCORE-8712822, SNYK-PYTHON-PYCOLORINGV9-5932291, SNYK-PYTHON-PYCOTD-6513665, SNYK-RHEL6-KERNELFIRMWARE-8567138, SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELRTDEVEL-8585550, SNYK-RHEL8-KERNELRTDEVEL-8582707, SNYK-RHEL8-PERF-8582701, SNYK-SLES156-KERNELZFCPDUMP-8723745

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:ARMOREDIGUANA

Exploit Observer has no public exploit code that names this CVE or one of its aliases.

Research and write-ups (3)

Research or write-up: https://old.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/oracle_linux-cve-2024-53197
Research or write-up: https://old.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/redhat-openshift-cve-2024-53197
Research or write-up: https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/debian-cve-2024-53197

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (29)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-53197
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2024-51869
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5244-qm9f-xx43
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53197
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53197
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ALMALINUX8-KERNELMODULES-9402981
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELMODULESINTERNAL-8800646
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELTOOLSLIBS-9576198
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ORACLE7-PERF-9576186
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKCONTAINERDEBUG-8711745
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKDEBUG-8710433
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ORACLE8-KERNELUEKMODULESEXTRA-8711000
and 17 more

131 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS: 0.041
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS: 0.973
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Yes, since 2025-04-09
Detection rule: Out of scope (local)

EPSS (chance of attack)

VEDAS (exploit evidence)

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
Linux Linux	from 1da177e4c3f4 before 0b4ea4bfe165 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before 9b8460a2a7ce (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before 62dc01c83fa7 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before 9887d859cd60 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before 920a369a9f01 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before b8f8b81dabe5 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before 379d3b9799d9 (git commit) from 1da177e4c3f4 before b521b53ac6eb (git commit) and 1 more ranges	Not stated
Linux Linux	version 2.6.12	0 is not affected (up to 2.6.12); 4.19.325 is not affected; 5.4.287 is not affected; 5.10.231 is not affected

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

Exploit Observer also maps it to: debian debian_linux, linux linux_kernel.

How to fix it

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.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

This bug needs local access to exploit. VEDAS signatures cover remotely exploitable bugs for now, so there is no network rule or remote check for it. Patch it and watch your endpoint telemetry for unusual local activity.

References

Government sources

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53197 (government-resource)

Other references

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.

CVE-2024-53197: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability