What is CVE-2024-53163?

CVE-2024-53163 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and patched in 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53163 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53163?

CVE-2024-53163 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-2024-53163?

Yes, CVE-2024-53163 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53163 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53163 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53163

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: qat/qat_420xx - fix off by one in uof_get_name() This is called from uof_get_name_420xx() where "num_objs" is the ARRAY_SIZE() of fw_objs[]. The > needs to be >= to prevent an out of bounds access.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-24

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-193

CVE-2024-53163 is classified as CWE-193

See CWE-193 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.8 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.8

Fixed in

✓ 6.11.11 6.11.x ✓ 6.12.2 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53163 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/91eef1ad75f03d37dba926b73f9dd6f058bc4d58
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93a11608fb3720e1bc2b19a2649ac2b49cca1921
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c23661a36eea840b657e485d48ed88b246da1bb8
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53163

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-24

Modified 2025-10-01

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53163?

CVE-2024-53163 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.8 onward and has been patched in 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53163 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53163?

CVE-2024-53163 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-2024-53163?

Yes — CVE-2024-53163 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.8 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53163 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53163 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.