Is CVE-2024-53197 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53197 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53197?

CVE-2024-53197 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-53197?

Patch guidance is available from linux security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-53197.

Fix CVE-2024-53197 - HIGH linux linux kernel

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-53197?

9 products: linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, linux linux kernel, and 4 more.

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LINUX
Published: 12/27/2024
Last Modified: 11/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

linux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kernellinux : linux_kerneldebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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