What is CVE-2024-53083?

CVE-2024-53083 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and patched in 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53083 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53083?

CVE-2024-53083 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-2024-53083?

Yes, CVE-2024-53083 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53083 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53083 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53083

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: typec: qcom-pmic: init value of hdr_len/txbuf_len earlier If the read of USB_PDPHY_RX_ACKNOWLEDGE_REG failed, then hdr_len and txbuf_len are uninitialized. This commit stops to print uninitialized value and misleading/false data.

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

Weakness type

CWE-908

CVE-2024-53083 is classified as CWE-908

See CWE-908 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.5 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.6.61, 6.11.8, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.5

Fixed in

✓ 6.6.61 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.8 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53083 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/029778a4fd2c90c2e76a902b797c2348a722f1b8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35925e2b7b404cad3db857434d3312b892b55432
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74d8cee747b37cd9f5ca631f678e66e7f40f2b5f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53083

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-2024-53083?

CVE-2024-53083 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.5 onward and has been patched in 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. CVE-2024-53083 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53083?

CVE-2024-53083 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-2024-53083?

Yes — CVE-2024-53083 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.6.61, 6.11.8 and 6.12. If you are running Linux kernel 6.5 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53083 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53083 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.