Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-53197

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 use…

EPSS: 0.020 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 2.6.12, 0

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: .

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.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53197?
CVE-2024-53197 is a vulnerability in Linux. Published 2024-12-27.
Is CVE-2024-53197 known to be exploited?
Yes. CVE-2024-53197 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2025-04-09), indicating it is being actively exploited. 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.