What it is
CVE-2024-53150 is a vulnerability affecting Linux Linux. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources The current USB-audio...
Vulnerability report
Linux
Linux / Linux · affected before a632bdcb359fd8145e86486ff8612da98e239acd
Decision summary
Direct answers before the deeper technical record.
What it is
CVE-2024-53150 is a vulnerability affecting Linux Linux. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources The current USB-audio...
Is it exploited?
Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.
Who is affected?
Linux / Linux affected before a632bdcb359fd8145e86486ff8612da98e239acd.
What should we do?
Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.
Overview
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources
The current USB-audio driver code doesn't check bLength of each descriptor at traversing for clock descriptors. That is, when a device provides a bogus descriptor with a shorter bLength, the driver might hit out-of-bounds reads.
For addressing it, this patch adds sanity checks to the validator functions for the clock descriptor traversal. When the descriptor length is shorter than expected, it's skipped in the loop.
For the clock source and clock multiplier descriptors, we can just check bLength against the sizeof() of each descriptor type. OTOH, the clock selector descriptor of UAC2 and UAC3 has an array of bNrInPins elements and two more fields at its tail, hence those have to be checked in addition to the sizeof() check.
Exploitation evidence
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CISA
Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.
Per-source evidence links for KEV attestations are available through the KEV Intelligence Pro API.
Learn about Pro API access| Source | Added |
|---|---|
| CISA First | 2025-04-09 00:00 UTC |
| CVE | 2026-06-05 09:12 UTC |
Detection
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Nessus template detected 02 Jun 2025.
View Nessus template (opens in new tab)No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.
Learn about virtual patches →Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.
| Scanner | Reference | Detected |
|---|---|---|
| Nessus | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/237432 | 02 Jun 2025 |
Risk and context
CVSS v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.4%
Timeline
Exploitation attested by an external source
Scanner coverage available
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Vulnerability disclosed publicly
Identifier reserved by the CNA
Pro API
Confidence, exploit status, sensor telemetry, PoCs, scanner integrations, mentions, and tags are available programmatically for VM, SOC, and CTI workflows.
GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2024-53150
Free JSON includes basic KEV fields{
"cve_id": "CVE-2024-53150",
"confidence": "Confirmed",
"cvss_score": 7.1,
"cvss_estimated": false,
"epss_score": 0.01351,
"exploit_status": {
"exploited_in_the_wild": true,
"active_exploitation_observed": false
},
"sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}
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