What is CVE-2024-53081?

CVE-2024-53081 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and patched in 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and others. CVE-2024-53081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53081?

CVE-2024-53081 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-2024-53081?

Yes, CVE-2024-53081 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53081 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53081

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: ar0521: don't overflow when checking PLL values The PLL checks are comparing 64 bit integers with 32 bit ones, as reported by Coverity. Depending on the values of the variables, this may underflow. Fix it ensuring that both sides of the expression are u64.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-19

Last modified 2025-11-03

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

Weakness type

CWE-191

CVE-2024-53081 is classified as CWE-191

See CWE-191 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.0 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.0

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.117 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.61 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.8 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53081 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/438d3085ba5b8b5bfa5290faa594e577f6ac9aa7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1523076acf95b4ea68d19b6f27e6891267cc24
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ed0c0332d5525653668b31acf62ff1e6b50784
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53081

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-19

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53081?

CVE-2024-53081 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.0 onward and has been patched in 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and others. CVE-2024-53081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53081?

CVE-2024-53081 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-2024-53081?

Yes — CVE-2024-53081 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.117, 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.0 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53081 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53081 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.