What is CVE-2024-53164?

CVE-2024-53164 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and patched in 5.4.289, 5.10.233, 5.15.176 and others. CVE-2024-53164 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53164?

CVE-2024-53164 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-2024-53164?

Yes, CVE-2024-53164 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.289, 5.10.233, 5.15.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53164 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53164 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53164

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: sched: fix ordering of qlen adjustment Changes to sch->q.qlen around qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() need to happen _before_ a call to said function because otherwise it may fail to notify parent qdiscs when the child is about to become empty.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-27

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 4.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.4.289, 5.10.233, 5.15.176, 6.1.122, 6.6.68, 6.12.7, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 4.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.4.289 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.233 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.176 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.122 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.68 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.7 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53164 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/2025/03/msg00001.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/33db36b3c53d0fda2699ea39ba72bee4de8336e8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/44782565e1e6174c94bddfa72ac7267cd09c1648
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/489422e2befff88a1de52b2acebe7b333bded025
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53164

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53164?

CVE-2024-53164 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 4.14 onward and has been patched in 5.4.289, 5.10.233, 5.15.176 and others. CVE-2024-53164 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53164?

CVE-2024-53164 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-2024-53164?

Yes — CVE-2024-53164 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.4.289, 5.10.233, 5.15.176 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 4.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53164 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53164 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.