7.8

CVE-2024-50246: fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50246DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50246
Published 09-11-2024Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50246 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 24 · Related 22
DLA-4193-1DSA-5900-1MGASA-2024-0368MGASA-2024-0369OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1

Timeline

  1. 09-11-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu123 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.8.0-58.60
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 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, < effac690913af9a6c3d6cd967281a34e47ed3e4c | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c | 5.15
  • linux_kernel< 6.6.60 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.11.7 | 6.12:rc1 | 6.12:rc2
Debian1 product
  • linux< 6.1.133-1 | < 6.11.7-1

3 vendors · 126 products

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