CVE-2024-50246
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
7.8
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 2 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 6.12 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | 6.6.60 |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 6.11.7-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 6.11.7-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.11.7-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 6.1.133-1 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/effac690913af9a6c3d6cd967281a34e47ed3e4c
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-50246.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-50246
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.