CVE-2024-53150 — Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources The current USB-audio driver code doesn't check bLength of each descriptor at traversing for clock descriptors. That is, when a device provides a bogus descriptor with a shorter bLength, the driver might hit out-of-bounds reads. For addressing it, this patch adds sanity checks to the validator functions for the clock descriptor traversal. When the descriptor length is shorter than expected, it's skipped in the loop. For the clock source and clock multiplier descriptors, we can just check bLength against the sizeof() of each descriptor type. OTOH, the clock selector descriptor of UAC2 and UAC3 has an array of bNrInPins elements and two more fields at its tail, hence those have to be checked in addition to the sizeof() check.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Confirmed exploitation (CISA KEV)+35
- EPSS 1.4% (30-day exploitation probability)+11
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
CISA required action CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
US federal deadline: Apr 30, 2025 — passed 533 day(s) ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Debian Debian Linux, Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | version 11.0 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Linux | Linux |
≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < ab011f7439d9bbfd34fd3b9cef4b2d6d952c9bb9version 5.4≥ 5.3.11 and < 5.4≥ 4.19.84 and < 4.20version 3b17a13b687ae99939dc94a4ae01fbc34f68deccversion 9feeaa50e5b4b0b71259d918a36ecf9059e60796≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < a3dd4d63eeb452cfb064a13862fb376ab108f6a6≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < 096bb5b43edf755bc4477e64004fa3a20539ec2f and 5 more≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < ea0fa76f61cf8e932d1d26e6193513230816e11d≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < 74cb86e1006c5437b1d90084d22018da30fddc77≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < da13ade87a12dd58829278bc816a61bea06a56a9≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < 45a92cbc88e4013bfed7fd2ccab3ade45f8e896b≥ b8e4f1fdfa422398c2d6c47bfb7d1feb3046d70a and < a632bdcb359fd8145e86486ff8612da98e239acd |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | ≥ 6.12 and < 6.12.2≥ 6.7 and < 6.11.11≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.64≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.120≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.174≥ 5.5 and < 5.10.231< 5.4.287 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.2 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.2 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories |
| 7.1 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | CISA-ADP via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
CISA KEV details CISA
CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 1.35%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
- Hunt retroactively in logs from before Apr 9, 2025 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · debian/debian linux, linux/linux kernel
- CVSS changed · 7.1
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Added to CISA KEV (detected)
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- Added to CISA KEV catalog
- 2024
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
13 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dd4d63eeb452cfb064a13862fb376ab108f6a6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/da13ade87a12dd58829278bc816a61bea06a56a9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a632bdcb359fd8145e86486ff8612da98e239acd
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/096bb5b43edf755bc4477e64004fa3a20539ec2f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a92cbc88e4013bfed7fd2ccab3ade45f8e896b
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab011f7439d9bbfd34fd3b9cef4b2d6d952c9bb9
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74cb86e1006c5437b1d90084d22018da30fddc77
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea0fa76f61cf8e932d1d26e6193513230816e11d
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53150
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vq8-4frp-4vcv
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2024-53150 is "Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Debian Linux (Debian); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 7.1 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.35% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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