CVE-2024-53104: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
CVE-2024-53104 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-02-05
The Linux kernel's USB Video Class (UVC) driver contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in uvc_parse_streaming. The issue arises because the driver fails to skip frames of type UVC_VS_UNDEFINED during parsing, leading to incorrect buffer size calculations in uvc_parse_format.
Yes. CVE-2024-53104 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 5 February 2025. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-53104?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 5 February 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26 to 4.19.324, 4.20 to 5.4.286, 5.5 to 5.10.230, 5.11 to 5.15.172, 5.16 to 6.1.117, 6.2 to 6.6.61, 6.7 to 6.11.8, 6.12 to 6.12.1; Debian Debian Linux 11.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53104?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-53104 attacked?
It is attacked with local access or with physical access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-53104?
Check whether you run Linux Kernel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Affected products
Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26 to 4.19.324, 4.20 to 5.4.286, 5.5 to 5.10.230, 5.11 to 5.15.172, 5.16 to 6.1.117, 6.2 to 6.6.61, 6.7 to 6.11.8, 6.12 to 6.12.1
Debian Debian Linux 11.0
Timeline
2025-02-05: disclosed
2025-02-05: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2025-02-05: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild per CISA KEV entry.