What is CVE-2024-53059?

CVE-2024-53059 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and patched in 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171 and others. CVE-2024-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53059?

CVE-2024-53059 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53059?

Yes, CVE-2024-53059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53059 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53059

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: Fix response handling in iwl_mvm_send_recovery_cmd() 1. The size of the response packet is not validated. 2. The response buffer is not freed. Resolve these issues by switching to iwl_mvm_send_cmd_status(), which handles both size validation and frees the buffer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-19

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.1 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.1

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.285 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.229 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.171 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.116 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.60 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.7 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

11 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07a6e3b78a65f4b2796a8d0d4adb1a15a81edead

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3eb986c64c6bfb721950f9666a3b723cf65d043f

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f45d590ccbae6dfd6faef54efe74c30bd85d3da

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45a628911d3c68e024eed337054a0452b064f450

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d63557ded6ff3ce72b18ab87a6c4b1b652161c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53059

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-19

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53059?

CVE-2024-53059 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.1 onward and has been patched in 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171 and others. CVE-2024-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53059?

CVE-2024-53059 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53059?

Yes. CVE-2024-53059 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.285, 5.10.229, 5.15.171 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.1 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53059 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-53059 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.