Evidence dossier

CVE-2024-53150

ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources

60.175.1Priority evidence range
As known Jul 19, 2026, 5:00 AM UTCgen-56ccdaf9

Normalized restatement

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources The current USB-audio driver code doesn't check bLength of each descriptor at traversing for clock descriptors. That is, when a device provides a bogus descriptor with a shorter bLength, the driver might hit out-of-bounds reads. For addressing it, this patch adds sanity checks to the validator functions for the clock descriptor traversal. When the descriptor length is shorter than expected, it's skipped in the loop. For the clock source and clock multiplier descriptors, we can just check bLength against the sizeof() of each descriptor type. OTOH, the clock selector descriptor of UAC2 and UAC3 has an array of bNrInPins elements and two more fields at its tail, hence those have to be checked in addition to the sizeof() check.

State
PUBLISHED
Published
Dec 24, 2024
Updated
May 23, 2026
Evidence coverage
85%
CISA KEVCatalog member

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

FIRST EPSS1.32%

2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 67.8%

Source stateNo scored conflict

Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.

Source comparison

Who said what

CISA-ADPindependent enrichment
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CISA ADP Vulnrichment

CVEderivative copy
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CVE Program Container

Linuxoriginal assertion
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ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out of bounds reads when finding clock sources

CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation

Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability

FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability

Probability 0.013250000000; percentile 0.677670000000

Applicability

Cited product scope

Trace impact →
LinuxLinux
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LinuxLinux
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Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 5.4.287supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 5.5; end excluding 5.10.231supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 5.11; end excluding 5.15.174supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 5.16; end excluding 6.1.120supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.2; end excluding 6.6.64supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.7; end excluding 6.11.11supported
Unknown vendorUnknown product
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; start including 6.12; end excluding 6.12.2supported

Assessments

CVSS by origin

7.1
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role PrimaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7.1
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0CVSS 3.1 · role SecondaryCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
7.1
CISA-ADPCVSS 3.1 · role unknownCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Limitations and unknowns

  • KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
  • EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
  • Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
  • NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
  • Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
  • NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
  • Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
  • Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.