CVE-2024-50247

fs/ntfs3: Check if more than chunk-size bytes are written

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 9, 2024 at 10:14 AM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 5.15.1715.15 ≤ v < 5.15.1715.15 ≤ v < 6.1.1165.15 ≤ v < 6.11.75.15 ≤ v < 6.125.15 ≤ v < 6.6.605.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1166.2 ≤ v < 6.6.606.7 ≤ v < 6.11.74534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e6.12 rc16.12 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 1b6bc5f7212181093b6c5310eea216fc09c721a9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4a4727bc582832f354e0d3d49838a401a28ae25e (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5f21e3e60982cd7353998b4f59f052134fd47d64 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9931122d04c6d431b2c11b5bb7b10f28584067f0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e5ae7859008688626b4d2fa6139eeaa08e255053 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.171 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.116 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.60 (unaffected)

References (6)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6bc5f7212181093b6c5310eea216fc09c721a9
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a4727bc582832f354e0d3d49838a401a28ae25e
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f21e3e60982cd7353998b4f59f052134fd47d64
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9931122d04c6d431b2c11b5bb7b10f28584067f0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5ae7859008688626b4d2fa6139eeaa08e255053
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.1HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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