CVE-2024-50218: Linux kernel · ocfs2: pass u64 to ocfs2_truncate_inline maybe overflow
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1 +84
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 9 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7276-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7277-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7291-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7293-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7295-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7305-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-6.11pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-6.11?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-azure-nvidiapkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-nvidia?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ocfs2: pass u64 to ocfs2_truncate_inline maybe overflow Syzbot reported a kernel BUG in ocfs2_truncate_inline. There are two reasons for this: first, the parameter value passed is greater than ocfs2_max_inline_data_with_xattr, second, the start and end parameters of ocfs2_truncate_inline are "unsigned int". So, we need to add a sanity check for byte_start and byte_len right before ocfs2_truncate_inline() in ocfs2_remove_inode_range(), if they are greater than ocfs2_max_inline_data_with_xattr return -EINVAL.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50218 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50218 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/bc0a2f3a73fcdac651fca64df39306d1e5ebe3b0 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/27d95867bee806cdc448d122bd99f1d8b0544035 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/95fbed8ae8c32c0977e6be1721c190d8fea23f2f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/70767689ec6ee5f05fb0a2c17d7ec1927946e486 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecd62f684386fa64f9c0cea92eea361f4e6444c2 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2fe5d62e122b040ce7fc4d31aa7fa96ae328cefc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/88f97a4b5843ce21c1286e082c02a5fb4d8eb473 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b6b8c2055784261de3fb641c5d0d63964318e8f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc0a2f3a73fcdac651fca64df39306d1e5ebe3b0 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7276-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7277-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7291-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7293-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-1 (opens in a new tab)