Review reviewHigh

CVE-2024-50247

Linux Linux, linux kernel

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.

CVSS: 7.1
EPSS: -
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2024.11.09

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability-

Technical severityCVSS 7.1

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Linux Linux, linux kernel
Affected versions: >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < e5ae7859008688626b4d2fa6139eeaa08e255053, >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 1b6bc5f7212181093b6c5310eea216fc09c721a9, >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 5f21e3e60982cd7353998b4f59f052134fd47d64, >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 4a4727bc582832f354e0d3d49838a401a28ae25e, >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 9931122d04c6d431b2c11b5bb7b10f28584067f0, >= 5.15, < 5.15.171, >= 5.16 < 6.1.116, >= 6.2 < 6.6.60, >= 6.7 < 6.11.7, 6.12
Fixed versions: 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Linux Linux, linux kernel and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-125