What is CVE-2024-57993?

CVE-2024-57993 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and patched in 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13 and others. CVE-2024-57993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57993?

CVE-2024-57993 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-2024-57993?

Yes, CVE-2024-57993 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-57993 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-57993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-57993

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: HID: hid-thrustmaster: Fix warning in thrustmaster_probe by adding endpoint check syzbot has found a type mismatch between a USB pipe and the transfer endpoint, which is triggered by the hid-thrustmaster driver[1]. There is a number of similar, already fixed issues [2]. In this case as in others, implementing check for endpoint type fixes the issue. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=040e8b3db6a96908d470 [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=348331f63b034f89b622

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-02-27

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 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13, 6.13.2, 6.14 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.13

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.129 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.76 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.13 6.12.x ✓ 6.13.2 6.13.x ✓ 6.14

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-57993 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/msg00028.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/220883fba32549a34f0734e4859d07f4dcd56992
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50420d7c79c37a3efe4010ff9b1bb14bc61ebccf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816e84602900f7f951458d743fa12769635ebfd5
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-57993

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-02-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57993?

CVE-2024-57993 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13 and others. CVE-2024-57993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-57993?

CVE-2024-57993 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-2024-57993?

Yes — CVE-2024-57993 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.129, 6.6.76, 6.12.13 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-57993 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-57993 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.