What is CVE-2024-53062?

CVE-2024-53062 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and patched in 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53062?

CVE-2024-53062 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53062?

Yes, CVE-2024-53062 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53062 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53062

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: mgb4: protect driver against spectre Frequency range is set from sysfs via frequency_range_store(), being vulnerable to spectre, as reported by smatch: drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_cmt.c:231 mgb4_cmt_set_vin_freq_range() warn: potential spectre issue 'cmt_vals_in' [r] drivers/media/pci/mgb4/mgb4_cmt.c:238 mgb4_cmt_set_vin_freq_range() warn: possible spectre second half. 'reg_set' Fix it.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-19

Last modified 2025-10-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.1

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.7 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.8, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.7

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.8 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53062 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2aee207e5b3c94ef859316008119ea06d6798d49
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e0bc90742bbd6eb9c63e6c22f8f6e10be7b1e225
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53062

Severity High

CVSS score 7.1 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-19

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53062?

CVE-2024-53062 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.7 onward and has been patched in 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53062?

CVE-2024-53062 has a CVSS score of 7.1 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:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53062?

Yes — CVE-2024-53062 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.7 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53062 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53062 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.