CVE-2024-53063: Linux kernel · media: dvbdev: prevent the risk of out of memory access
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 15:52 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53063 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e461672616b726f29261ee81bb991528818537c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b88675e18b6517043a6f734eaa8ea6eb3bfa140 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f76f7df14861e3a560898fa41979ec92424b58f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/972e63e895abbe8aa1ccbdbb4e6362abda7cd457 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c17085fabbde2041c893d29599800f2d4992b23 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4a17210c03ade1c8d9a9f193a105654b7a05c11 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b751a96025275c17f04083cbfe856822f1658946 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fedfde9deb83ac8d2f3d5f36f111023df34b1684 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)