CVE-2024-50247: linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-50247DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50247
Published 09-11-2024Last modified 05-08-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-50247 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 30 · Related 28DLA-4008-1DSA-5818-1MGASA-2024-0368MGASA-2024-0369OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14500-1OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14705-1USN-7288-1USN-7288-2USN-7289-1USN-7289-2USN-7289-3USN-7289-4USN-7291-1USN-7305-1USN-7308-1USN-7310-1USN-7331-1USN-7388-1USN-7389-1USN-7390-1USN-7449-1USN-7449-2USN-7450-1USN-7451-1USN-7452-1USN-7453-1USN-7458-1USN-7468-1USN-7523-1USN-7524-1USN-7276-1USN-7277-1
Timeline
- 09-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Check if more than chunk-size bytes are written A incorrectly formatted chunk may decompress into more than LZNT_CHUNK_SIZE bytes and a index out of bounds will occur in s_max_off.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:HSources4 sources · 7.1–7.3
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HDiffers
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 score0.23%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu135 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-133.144 | < 6.8.0-58.60
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1078.85 | < 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, < e5ae7859008688626b4d2fa6139eeaa08e255053 | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 1b6bc5f7212181093b6c5310eea216fc09c721a9 | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 5f21e3e60982cd7353998b4f59f052134fd47d64 | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 4a4727bc582832f354e0d3d49838a401a28ae25e | ≥ 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, < 9931122d04c6d431b2c11b5bb7b10f28584067f0 | 5.15
- linux_kernel< 5.15.171 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.116 | ≥ 6.2, < 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
