CVE-2024-53197: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds access vulnerability in the USB-audio driver that allows an attacker with physical access to the system to use a malicious USB device to potentially manipulate system memory, escalate privileges, or execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds access vulnerability allows manipulation of system memory via a malicious USB device.
- Who is affected
- Users with physical access to systems running the affected Linux Kernel.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the potential for privilege escalation.
- Action
- Update the Linux Kernel to the latest version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53197
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2024-53197Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 88% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-53197 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-53330: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix out-o…nvd · 2026-07-01
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-22555: Linux Kernel Heap Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-10-06
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-53150: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-04-09
- criticalexploitedCVE-2024-53104: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2025-02-05
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