What is CVE-2024-50244?

CVE-2024-50244 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60 and others. CVE-2024-50244 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50244?

CVE-2024-50244 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50244?

Yes, CVE-2024-50244 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-50244 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50244 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50244

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Additional check in ni_clear() Checking of NTFS_FLAGS_LOG_REPLAYING added to prevent access to uninitialized bitmap during replay process.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-09

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.171 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.116 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.60 6.6.x ✓ 6.11.7 6.11.x ✓ 6.12

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-50244 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14a23e15a5e8331bb0cf21288723fa530a45b2a4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60fb94ef46c2359dd06cbe30bfc2499f639433df
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7a4ace681dbb652aeb40e1b88f9134b880fdeeb5
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50244

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-09

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50244?

CVE-2024-50244 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60 and others. CVE-2024-50244 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50244?

CVE-2024-50244 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50244?

Yes — CVE-2024-50244 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.171, 6.1.116, 6.6.60 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-50244 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50244 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.