# CVE-2024-50013: exfat: fix memory leak in exfat\_load\_bitmap()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-10-21 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_load_bitmap() If the first directory entry in the root directory is not a bitmap directory entry, 'bh' will not be released and reassigned, which will cause a memory leak.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f692160d3e1e5450605071b8df8f7d08d9b09a83
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf704c2ce3b73f38d2dd8cf1bb0f7ec038bdf63
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1813e52f86eb8db0c6c9570251f2fcbc571f5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0b3b35259475d1fe377bcaa565488e26684f7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca359db1eb37f334267ebd7e3cab9a66d191d5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89081e8407e637463db5880d168e3652fb9f4330
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b537b3e533f28e0d97293fe9293161fe8cd137

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