Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2024-53063
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvbdev: prevent the risk of out of memory access The dvbdev contains a static variable used to store dvb minors. The behavior of it depends if CONFIG_DVB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is set or not. When not set, dvb_register_device() won't check for boundaries, as it will rely that a previous call to dvb_register_adapter() would already be enforcing it. On a similar way, dvb_device_open() uses the assumption that the register functions already did the needed checks. This can be fragile if some device ends using different calls. This also generate warnings on static check analysers like Coverity. So, add explicit guards to prevent potential risk of OOM issues.
What this means for your business
- It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 20% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- Last modified
- 2026-09-18
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel2.6.29 - 4.19.324, 4.20 - 5.4.286, 5.5 - 5.10.230, 5.11 - 5.15.172, 5.16 - 6.1.117, 6.2 - 6.6.61, 6.7 - 6.11.8, 6.12
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e461672616b726f29261ee81bb991528818537c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b88675e18b6517043a6f734eaa8ea6eb3bfa140
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f76f7df14861e3a560898fa41979ec92424b58f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/972e63e895abbe8aa1ccbdbb4e6362abda7cd457
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c17085fabbde2041c893d29599800f2d4992b23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4a17210c03ade1c8d9a9f193a105654b7a05c11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b751a96025275c17f04083cbfe856822f1658946
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fedfde9deb83ac8d2f3d5f36f111023df34b1684
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html