fs/ntfs3: Check if more than chunk-size bytes are written
Priority LOW 31CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60 +2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15 and later | 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15 and later Fixed in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.15.171; 5.16 to before 6.1.116; 6.2 to before 6.6.60; 6.7 to before 6.11.7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.15.171; 5.16 to before 6.1.116; 6.2 to before 6.6.60; 6.7 to before 6.11.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-50247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jv8w-8mj7-43gf
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ae7859008688626b4d2fa6139eeaa08e255053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6bc5f7212181093b6c5310eea216fc09c721a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f21e3e60982cd7353998b4f59f052134fd47d64
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4727bc582832f354e0d3d49838a401a28ae25e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9931122d04c6d431b2c11b5bb7b10f28584067f0
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Sources
- CVE-2024-50247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-50247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv8w-8mj7-43gf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-50247 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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