7.8

CVE-2024-50242: linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50242DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50242
Published 09-11-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50242 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 27 · Related 25
DLA-4008-1DSA-5818-1MGASA-2024-0368MGASA-2024-0369OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

Timeline

  1. 09-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Additional check in ntfs_file_release

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Ubuntu135 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-135.146 | < 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1080.87 | < 6.8.0-1027.29
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 542532afe249588ae88d8409d4bf861c315f8862 | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < d1ac7e2620302e3e49573df39bd4e868e8b4962a | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 550ef40fa6366d5d11b122e5f36b1f9aa20c087e | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 82685eb6ca1db2bd11190451085bcb86ed03aa24 | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 031d6f608290c847ba6378322d0986d08d1a645a | 5.15
  • linux_kernel< 6.6.60 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.7 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.119-1 | < 6.11.7-1

3 vendors · 138 products

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