CVE-2024-50013: Linux kernel · exfat: fix memory leak in exfat_load_bitmap()
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:46 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A fix for this memory leak has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users and administrators should apply the official kernel updates that include this fix to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Description
A memory leak vulnerability was identified and fixed in the Linux kernel's exFAT filesystem driver. The flaw occurs in the exfat_load_bitmap() function when the first directory entry in the root directory is not a bitmap directory entry, causing a buffer head ('bh') to not be released properly. This results in a memory leak.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50013 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e1813e52f86eb8db0c6c9570251f2fcbc571f5d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/89081e8407e637463db5880d168e3652fb9f4330 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf0b3b35259475d1fe377bcaa565488e26684f7a (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2b537b3e533f28e0d97293fe9293161fe8cd137 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dca359db1eb37f334267ebd7e3cab9a66d191d5b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ddf704c2ce3b73f38d2dd8cf1bb0f7ec038bdf63 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f692160d3e1e5450605071b8df8f7d08d9b09a83 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00002.html (opens in a new tab)