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CVE-2024-53197

Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.02038
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

9
linux kernel>= 2.6.12 and < 4.19.325
linux kernel>= 4.20 and < 5.4.287
linux kernel>= 5.5 and < 5.10.231
linux kernel>= 5.11 and < 5.15.174
linux kernel>= 5.16 and < 6.1.120
linux kernel>= 6.2 and < 6.6.64
linux kernel>= 6.7 and < 6.11.11
linux kernel>= 6.12 and < 6.12.2

Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD27 Dec 2024 · 02:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

30
siemens-csafSSA-355557
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:02321-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:02264-1
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