CVEs / CVE-2024-53104
CVE-2024-53104: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 5 Feb 2025
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 3.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Linux kernel contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the uvc_parse_streaming component of the USB Video Class (UVC) driver that could allow for physical escalation of privilege.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: uvcvideo: Skip parsing frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED in uvc_parse_format This can lead to out of bounds writes since frames of this type were not taken into account when calculating the size of the frames buffer in uvc_parse_streaming.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 95edf13a48e75dc2cc5b0bc57bf90d6948a22fe8 | 95edf13a48e75dc2cc5b0bc57bf90d6948a22fe8 |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 684022f81f128338fe3587ec967459669a1204ae | 684022f81f128338fe3587ec967459669a1204ae |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before faff5bbb2762c44ec7426037b3000e77a11d6773 | faff5bbb2762c44ec7426037b3000e77a11d6773 |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 467d84dc78c9abf6b217ada22b3fdba336262e29 | 467d84dc78c9abf6b217ada22b3fdba336262e29 |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before beced2cb09b58c1243733f374c560a55382003d6 | beced2cb09b58c1243733f374c560a55382003d6 |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 575a562f7a3ec2d54ff77ab6810e3fbceef2a91d | 575a562f7a3ec2d54ff77ab6810e3fbceef2a91d |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 622ad10aae5f5e03b7927ea95f7f32812f692bb5 | 622ad10aae5f5e03b7927ea95f7f32812f692bb5 |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before 1ee9d9122801eb688783acd07791f2906b87cb4f | 1ee9d9122801eb688783acd07791f2906b87cb4f |
| Linux Linux | from c0efd232929c2cd87238de2cccdaf4e845be5b0c, before ecf2b43018da9579842c774b7f35dbe11b5c38dd | ecf2b43018da9579842c774b7f35dbe11b5c38dd |
| Linux Linux | 2.6.26 | — |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Kernel (Linux) | from 2.6.26, before 4.19.324 | 4.19.324 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 4.20.0, before 5.4.286 | 5.4.286 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 5.5.0, before 5.10.230 | 5.10.230 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 5.11.0, before 5.15.172 | 5.15.172 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 5.16.0, before 6.1.117 | 6.1.117 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 6.2.0, before 6.6.61 | 6.6.61 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 6.7.0, before 6.11.8 | 6.11.8 |
| Kernel (Linux) | from 6.12.0, before 6.12.1 | 6.12.1 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 5 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 26 Feb 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2024-53104 on NVD
- CVE-2024-53104 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2024120232-CVE-2024-53104-d781@gregkh/ (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2024-53104 on OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ee9d9122801eb688783acd07791f2906b87cb4f Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/467d84dc78c9abf6b217ada22b3fdba336262e29 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/575a562f7a3ec2d54ff77ab6810e3fbceef2a91d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/622ad10aae5f5e03b7927ea95f7f32812f692bb5 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/684022f81f128338fe3587ec967459669a1204ae Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95edf13a48e75dc2cc5b0bc57bf90d6948a22fe8 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/beced2cb09b58c1243733f374c560a55382003d6 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf2b43018da9579842c774b7f35dbe11b5c38dd Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/faff5bbb2762c44ec7426037b3000e77a11d6773 Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html Mailing List
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html Mailing List
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-53104 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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