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CVE-2024-50245: fs/ntfs3: Fix possible deadlock in mi_read

• 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 possible deadlock in mi_read Mutex lock with another subclass used in ni_lock_dir().

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/03b097099eef255fbf85ea6a786ae3c91b11f041
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34e3220efd666d49965a26840d39f27601ce70f4
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47e8a17491e37df53743bc2e72309f8f0d6224af
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e7d3b72ee57e43d58ba560fe7970dd840a4061
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1bc362fe978952a9304bd0286788b0ae7724f14
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

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