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CVE-2024-50244: fs/ntfs3: Additional check in ni_clear()

• 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: Additional check in ni_clear() Checking of NTFS_FLAGS_LOG_REPLAYING added to prevent access to uninitialized bitmap during replay process.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.15.171; from 5.16 before 6.1.116; from 6.2 before 6.6.60; from 6.7 before 6.11.7; 6.12-rc1, 6.12-rc2 — fixed in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.11.7, 6.6.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.11.7, 6.6.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14a23e15a5e8331bb0cf21288723fa530a45b2a4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60fb94ef46c2359dd06cbe30bfc2499f639433df
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4ace681dbb652aeb40e1b88f9134b880fdeeb5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80824967ec714dda02cd79091aa186bbc16c5cf3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d178944db36b3369b78a08ba520de109b89bf2a9
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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