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

Ubuntu 16.04 ELS linux 4.4.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1753083094 2025-07-22 00:51:19
Ubuntu 18.04 ELS linux 4.15.0 5.8 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1753083608 2025-07-22 00:51:20
Total: 12