# CVE-2024-50245: fs/ntfs3: Fix possible deadlock in mi\_read

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- 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: Fix possible deadlock in mi_read Mutex lock with another subclass used in ni_lock_dir().

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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/47e8a17491e37df53743bc2e72309f8f0d6224af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8e7d3b72ee57e43d58ba560fe7970dd840a4061
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34e3220efd666d49965a26840d39f27601ce70f4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1bc362fe978952a9304bd0286788b0ae7724f14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03b097099eef255fbf85ea6a786ae3c91b11f041

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