What is CVE-2024-50246?

CVE-2024-50246 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and patched in 6.1.131, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. CVE-2024-50246 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50246?

CVE-2024-50246 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50246?

Yes, CVE-2024-50246 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.131, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 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-2024-50246 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-50246 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2024-50246

High

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-11-09

Last modified 2026-05-12

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.15 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.131, 6.6.60, 6.11.7, 6.12 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.15

Fixed in

✓ 6.1.131 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-2024-50246 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/2025/05/msg00045.html
Cert-Portal
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-50246

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-11-09

Modified 2026-05-12

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-50246?

CVE-2024-50246 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15 onward and has been patched in 6.1.131, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 and others. CVE-2024-50246 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-50246?

CVE-2024-50246 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50246?

Yes — CVE-2024-50246 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.131, 6.6.60, 6.11.7 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-2024-50246 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-50246 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.