CVE-2024-53150: Linux kernel · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Exploited in the wild · KEV due 30 Apr 2025 : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Linux kernel now.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 00:43 UTC
- KEV deadline
- US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Dec 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: evidence found.
Listed in CISA KEV 106 days after disclosure
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
Timeline
CVE published
on cve.org
, t = 0
Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)
exploitation confirmed
, 106 days after disclosure
KEV remediation due
US federal deadline
, 127 days after disclosure
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
CVE-2024-53150 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ALSA USB-audio driver. It involves out-of-bounds reads caused by insufficient validation of descriptor lengths when traversing clock source descriptors. The flaw can lead to memory access beyond intended bounds if a device provides malformed descriptors with shorter lengths. The issue has been fixed by adding sanity checks to validate descriptor lengths before processing them.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53150 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/096bb5b43edf755bc4477e64004fa3a20539ec2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a92cbc88e4013bfed7fd2ccab3ade45f8e896b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/74cb86e1006c5437b1d90084d22018da30fddc77 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dd4d63eeb452cfb064a13862fb376ab108f6a6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a632bdcb359fd8145e86486ff8612da98e239acd (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab011f7439d9bbfd34fd3b9cef4b2d6d952c9bb9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/da13ade87a12dd58829278bc816a61bea06a56a9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea0fa76f61cf8e932d1d26e6193513230816e11d (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53150 (opens in a new tab)