# CVE-2024-53150: Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-53150-linux-kernel-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-04-09. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-53150 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-04-09

The Linux kernel USB-audio driver fails to validate the bLength field of descriptors while traversing clock sources. A local attacker can provide a bogus descriptor with a shorter-than-expected length to trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to sensitive information disclosure or a system crash.

Technologies: [Linux Kernel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kernel). Vendors: [Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/linux).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-53150 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-53150 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 9 April 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-53150?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 9 April 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Linux Linux Kernel up to (excluding) 5.4.287, 5.5 to (excluding) 5.10.231, 5.11 to (excluding) 5.15.174, 5.16 to (excluding) 6.1.120, 6.2 to (excluding) 6.6.64, 6.7 to (excluding) 6.11.11, 6.12 to (excluding) 6.12.2; Debian Debian Linux 11.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-53150?** 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-2024-53150 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-53150?** 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 up to (excluding) 5.4.287, 5.5 to (excluding) 5.10.231, 5.11 to (excluding) 5.15.174, 5.16 to (excluding) 6.1.120, 6.2 to (excluding) 6.6.64, 6.7 to (excluding) 6.11.11, 6.12 to (excluding) 6.12.2
- Debian Debian Linux 11.0

## Timeline

- 2025-01-07: disclosed: Initial NIST analysis and CVE publication.
- 2025-04-09: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
- 2025-04-09: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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