Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-50065

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Change to non-blocking allocation in ntfs_d_hash d_hash is done while under "rcu-walk" and should not sleep. __get_name() allocates using GFP_KERNEL, having the possibility to sleep when under memory pressure. Change the allocation to GFP_NOWAIT.

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-50065: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 6.12, d392e85fd1e8d58e460c17ca7d0d5c157848d9c1, 2e83375fd95b81be0e9ca457cc7c3f23e3575768
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.12

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50065?
CVE-2024-50065 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-10-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-50065?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.