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CVE-2024-53063: Linux kernel · media: dvbdev: prevent the risk of out of memory access

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 19 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix has been implemented in the Linux kernel to add explicit boundary checks preventing out-of-memory access in the dvbdev subsystem. Users should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix. Since this is a kernel-level vulnerability, updating to a patched kernel version is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are indicated.

Description

CVE-2024-53063 is a medium severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) device subsystem. It involves a risk of out-of-memory (OOM) access due to insufficient boundary checks in the dvbdev static variable handling dvb minors. The issue arises when CONFIG_DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set, causing dvb_register_device() and dvb_device_open() to rely on assumptions that prior registration functions enforce boundaries. This fragile assumption can lead to OOM risks and static analysis warnings.

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