What is CVE-2024-53189?

CVE-2024-53189 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 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53189 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53189?

CVE-2024-53189 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-2024-53189?

Yes, CVE-2024-53189 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. 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-2024-53189 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53189 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53189

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: fix bounds checker error in nl80211_parse_sched_scan The channels array in the cfg80211_scan_request has a __counted_by attribute attached to it, which points to the n_channels variable. This attribute is used in bounds checking, and if it is not set before the array is filled, then the bounds sanitizer will issue a warning or a kernel panic if CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP is set. This patch sets the size of allocated memory as the initial value for n_channels. It is updated with the actual number of added elements after the array is filled.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-27

Last modified 2025-10-08

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 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.11

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-2024-53189 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/1a7b62ddf2c7642878c24f0e556041bb58c37527
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c46a3a5b394d6d123866aa44436fc2cd342eb0d
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4ef643ea78c59c22546046c25dc6e7206267672
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53189

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-27

Modified 2025-10-08

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53189?

CVE-2024-53189 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 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53189 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53189?

CVE-2024-53189 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-2024-53189?

Yes — CVE-2024-53189 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.11.11, 6.12.2 and 6.13. 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-2024-53189 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53189 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.