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CVE-2024-50065

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.22%

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CVE-2024-50065 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Change to non-blocking allocation in ntfs_d_hash d_hash is done while under "rcu-walk" and should not sleep. __get_name() allocates using GFP_KERNEL, having the possibility to sleep when under memory pressure. Change the allocation to GFP_NOWAIT.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Change to non-blocking allocation in ntfs_d_hash d_hash is done while under "rcu-walk" and should not sleep. __get_name() allocates using GFP_KERNEL, having the possibility to sleep when under memory pressure. Change the allocation to GFP_NOWAIT.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.22%

12.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersionsUpdate
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.6.44, < 6.6.57—
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.11, < 6.11.4—
LinuxLinux Kernel6.12Rc1

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-50065?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ntfs3: Change to non-blocking allocation in ntfs_d_hash d_hash is done while under "rcu-walk" and should not sleep. __get_name() allocates using GFP_KERNEL, having the possibility to sleep when under memory pressure. Change the allocation to GFP_NOWAIT.
How severe is CVE-2024-50065?
CVE-2024-50065 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50065?
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Source: NVD / NIST