CVE-2024-53197

Updated: 2025-11-19 03:54:19.343901

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.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x NONE 0.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.8

Known exploits

Added Date Description Due Date Notes
2025-04-09 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. 2025-04-30 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

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

AlmaLinux 9.2 ESU kernel 5.14.0 5.8 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-05-07 04:16:34 This flaw is only reachable when a USB audio device that identifies as a Creative Extigy or Digidesi...
CentOS 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1747260502 2025-05-28 00:30:36
CentOS 8.4 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1747688514 2025-05-21 01:45:05
CentOS 8.5 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1747688831 2025-05-21 01:45:06
CentOS Stream 8 ELS kernel 4.18.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1747688581 2025-05-21 01:45:04
CloudLinux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.8 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-10-31 01:01:50
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1747251218 2025-05-16 13:01:01
Oracle Linux 7 ELS kernel-uek 5.4.17 5.8 MEDIUM Ignored 2025-12-24 05:07:33
RHEL 7 ELS kernel 3.10.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1750353839 2025-06-20 00:27:28
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux-hwe 4.15.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1753083310 2025-07-22 00:49:33
Total: 12