What is CVE-2024-53681?

CVE-2024-53681 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and patched in 6.12.9 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53681 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53681?

CVE-2024-53681 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-2024-53681?

Yes, CVE-2024-53681 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.9 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-53681 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-53681 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-53681

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmet: Don't overflow subsysnqn nvmet_root_discovery_nqn_store treats the subsysnqn string like a fixed size buffer, even though it is dynamically allocated to the size of the string. Create a new string with kstrndup instead of using the old buffer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-01-15

Last modified 2025-10-15

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-120

CVE-2024-53681 is classified as CWE-120

See CWE-120 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 6.9 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.12.9, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 6.9

Fixed in

✓ 6.12.9 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-53681 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/4db3d750ac7e894278ef1cb1c53cc7d883060496
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/86645d8d062af3fdcbdaa0a289b95de55bca827d
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-53681

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-01-15

Modified 2025-10-15

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-53681?

CVE-2024-53681 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.9 onward and has been patched in 6.12.9 and 6.13. CVE-2024-53681 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-53681?

CVE-2024-53681 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-2024-53681?

Yes — CVE-2024-53681 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.9 and 6.13. If you are running Linux kernel 6.9 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-53681 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-53681 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.