CVE-2024-53081: Linux kernel · media: ar0521: don't overflow when checking PLL values
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
No explicit patch links are provided in the input data. Until a fix is applied, avoid untrusted local code execution that could trigger the overflow condition.
Description
CVE-2024-53081 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's media subsystem related to the ar0521 driver. It involves an integer underflow risk due to improper comparison between 64-bit and 32-bit integers when checking PLL values. This flaw can cause an overflow condition affecting system stability.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53081 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/438d3085ba5b8b5bfa5290faa594e577f6ac9aa7 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1523076acf95b4ea68d19b6f27e6891267cc24 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ed0c0332d5525653668b31acf62ff1e6b50784 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a244b82d0ae60326901f2b50c15e3118298b7ecd (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)