# CVE-2024-50242: fs/ntfs3: Additional check in ntfs\_file\_release

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-11-09 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Additional check in ntfs_file_release

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542532afe249588ae88d8409d4bf861c315f8862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ac7e2620302e3e49573df39bd4e868e8b4962a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/550ef40fa6366d5d11b122e5f36b1f9aa20c087e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82685eb6ca1db2bd11190451085bcb86ed03aa24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/031d6f608290c847ba6378322d0986d08d1a645a

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