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CVE-2024-50243: fs/ntfs3: Fix general protection fault in run_is_mapped_full

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix general protection fault in run_is_mapped_full Fixed deleating of a non-resident attribute in ntfs_create_inode() rollback.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 6.6.60; from 6.7 before 6.11.7; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2 — fixed in 6.11.7, 6.6.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.11.7, 6.6.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/509c1c6b499a4d9026b58c6e1c3a10ed8db1839f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68b39c0765de7c97b34889c1f5e81c2a223fdacc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e87c9aa8cf92cfceaff0aab244318bbb8b35137
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a33fb016e49e37aafab18dc3c8314d6399cb4727
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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