Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2024-50247
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, 5.15, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-50247?
- CVE-2024-50247 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-11-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-50247?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.