What is CVE-2024-50245?

CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50245?

CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245?

Yes, CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50245

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Fix possible deadlock in mi_read Mutex lock with another subclass used in ni_lock_dir().

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-2024-50245 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/03b097099eef255fbf85ea6a786ae3c91b11f041
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34e3220efd666d49965a26840d39f27601ce70f4
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47e8a17491e37df53743bc2e72309f8f0d6224af
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50245

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-2024-50245?

CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50245?

CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245?

Yes — CVE-2024-50245 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-2024-50245 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50245 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.