What is CVE-2024-49968?

CVE-2024-49968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-49968?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-49968

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash When mounting the ext4 filesystem, if the default hash version is set to DX_HASH_SIPHASH but the casefold feature is not set, exit the mounting.

EPSS: 0.002 (16.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 471fbbea7ff7061b2d6474665cb5a2ceb4fd6500, 5.13, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49968?: CVE-2024-49968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-49968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.