---
id: CVE-2024-50246
title: 'fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check'
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e <
    effac690913af9a6c3d6cd967281a34e47ed3e4c
  - >-
    Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e <
    e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec
  - >-
    Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e <
    2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de
  - >-
    Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e <
    c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c
  - Linux 5.15
published: '2024-11-09'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T00:57:29.321Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50246'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/effac690913af9a6c3d6cd967281a34e47ed3e4c'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de'
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00224
epssPercentile: 0.12962
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T04:46:37.339Z'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fs/ntfs3: Add rough attr alloc_size check

## Affected

- `Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < effac690913af9a6c3d6cd967281a34e47ed3e4c`
- `Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < e91fbb21f248bdd8140f343dac32b77b9bc10fec`
- `Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < 2fcae4c2014a40c8ae0fc3d8cca3ba9e168308de`
- `Linux >= 4534a70b7056fd4b9a1c6db5a4ce3c98546b291e < c4a8ba334262e9a5c158d618a4820e1b9c12495c`
- `Linux 5.15`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.