What is CVE-2024-50248?

CVE-2024-50248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-50248?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-50248 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-50248

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Add bounds checking to mi_enum_attr() Added bounds checking to make sure that every attr don't stray beyond valid memory region.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (10.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50248?: CVE-2024-50248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-50248?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-50248 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.