7.8High
Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2024-52560
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs/ntfs3: Mark inode as bad as soon as error detected in mi_enum_attr() Extended the `mi_enum_attr()` function interface with an additional parameter, `struct ntfs_inode *ni`, to allow marking the inode as bad as soon as an error is detected.
What this means for your business
- It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it only with access to the machine itself, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.2% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 7% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2025-02-27
- Last modified
- 2026-09-14
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel5.15 - 6.13.4
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.