What is CVE-2024-53078?

CVE-2024-53078 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and patched in 6.11.7 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53078?

CVE-2024-53078 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53078?

Yes, CVE-2024-53078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.7 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53078 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53078

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/tegra: Fix NULL vs IS_ERR() check in probe() The iommu_paging_domain_alloc() function doesn't return NULL pointers, it returns error pointers. Update the check to match.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-19

Last modified 2025-10-01

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.11 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.7, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.7 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53078 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/6d6c005855b97b8caf6039c1774745ee74c91fa6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a85df8c7b5ee2d3d4823befada42c5c41aff4cb0
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53078

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 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-2024-53078?

CVE-2024-53078 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.11 onward and has been patched in 6.11.7 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53078?

CVE-2024-53078 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-53078?

Yes — CVE-2024-53078 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.7 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53078 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53078 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.