CVE-2024-53197

high KEV

Published 2025-03-11 · Modified 2025-04-09

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

9.5

Description

Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the USB-audio driver that allows an attacker with physical access to the system to use a malicious USB device to potentially manipulate system memory, escalate privileges, or execute arbitrary code.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Linux
Product: Kernel
Due date: 2025-04-30

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

{Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — This vulnerability affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or a protocol used by different products. For more information, please see: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024122725-CVE-2024-53197-6aef@gregkh/ ; https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-04-01 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53197}

Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

AlmaLinux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	`rv-5.14.0-503.31.1.el9_5.aarch64.rpm`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`6.12.3-1`
sid	Fixed	`6.12.3-1`
forky	Fixed	`6.12.3-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`5.10.234-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`6.1.123-1`

Red Hat Fixed 2 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
9	Fixed	—
8	Fixed	—

Rocky Linux Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
8	Fixed	—

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.