🛡️ CVE-2024-50143 on Ubuntu — linux

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV

N/A

CVSS Score

0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: udf: fix uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad Check for overflow when computing alen in udf_current_aext to mitigate later uninit-value use in udf_get_fileshortad KMSAN bug[1]. After applying the patch reproducer did not trigger any issue[2]. [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=8901c4560b7ab5c2f9df [2] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/x/log.txt?x=10242227980000

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-50143 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package linux. The fix is available in version 6.8.0-58.60; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50143 is recorded against 135 packages.

linux (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60)
linux-allwinner-5.19
linux-aws (fixed in 6.8.0-1027.29)
linux-aws-5.0
linux-aws-5.11
linux-aws-5.13
linux-aws-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1)
linux-aws-5.19
linux-aws-5.3
linux-aws-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1)
linux-aws-5.8
linux-aws-6.2
linux-aws-6.5
linux-aws-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1)
linux-aws-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1078.85+fips1)
linux-aws-hwe
linux-azure (fixed in 6.8.0-1027.32)
linux-azure-4.15
linux-azure-5.11
linux-azure-5.13
linux-azure-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1)
linux-azure-5.19
linux-azure-5.3
linux-azure-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1)

Show the remaining 111 packages

linux-azure-5.8
linux-azure-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1)
linux-azure-6.2
linux-azure-6.5
linux-azure-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1)
linux-azure-edge
linux-azure-fde (fixed in 5.15.0-1081.90.1)
linux-azure-fde-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1)
linux-azure-fde-5.19
linux-azure-fde-6.2
linux-azure-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1080.89+fips1)
linux-azure-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1014.15)
linux-bluefield
linux-fips (fixed in 6.8.0-78.78+fips1)
linux-gcp (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.30)
linux-gcp-4.15
linux-gcp-5.11
linux-gcp-5.13
linux-gcp-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.19
linux-gcp-5.3
linux-gcp-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1)
linux-gcp-5.8
linux-gcp-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1)
linux-gcp-6.2
linux-gcp-6.5
linux-gcp-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1)
linux-gcp-fips (fixed in 5.15.0-1077.86+fips1)
linux-gke (fixed in 6.8.0-1023.27)
linux-gke-4.15
linux-gke-5.15
linux-gke-5.4
linux-gkeop (fixed in 6.8.0-1010.12)
linux-gkeop-5.15
linux-gkeop-5.4
linux-hwe
linux-hwe-5.11
linux-hwe-5.13
linux-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.19
linux-hwe-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1)
linux-hwe-5.8
linux-hwe-6.2
linux-hwe-6.5
linux-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
linux-ibm (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.24)
linux-ibm-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1)
linux-ibm-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1)
linux-ibm-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1)
linux-intel-5.13
linux-intel-iot-realtime (fixed in 5.15.0-1071.73)
linux-intel-iotg (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79)
linux-intel-iotg-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2)
linux-iot (fixed in 5.4.0-1048.51)
linux-kvm (fixed in 5.15.0-1076.81)
linux-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1)
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1)
linux-lts-xenial
linux-nvidia (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.29)
linux-nvidia-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1007.7)
linux-nvidia-6.2
linux-nvidia-6.5
linux-nvidia-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1)
linux-nvidia-lowlatency (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.29.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra (fixed in 6.8.0-1008.8)
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1)
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx (fixed in 5.15.0-1021.21)
linux-oem
linux-oem-5.10
linux-oem-5.13
linux-oem-5.14
linux-oem-5.17
linux-oem-5.6
linux-oem-6.0
linux-oem-6.1
linux-oem-6.11 (fixed in 6.11.0-1015.15)
linux-oem-6.5
linux-oem-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1026.26)
linux-oracle (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.25)
linux-oracle-5.0
linux-oracle-5.11
linux-oracle-5.13
linux-oracle-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.3
linux-oracle-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1)
linux-oracle-5.8
linux-oracle-6.5
linux-oracle-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1)
linux-raspi (fixed in 6.8.0-1028.32)
linux-raspi-5.4 (fixed in 5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1)
linux-raspi-realtime (fixed in 6.8.0-2023.24)
linux-raspi2
linux-realtime (fixed in 6.8.1-1020.21)
linux-realtime-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.1-1020.21~22.04.1)
linux-riscv (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60.1)
linux-riscv-5.11
linux-riscv-5.15 (fixed in 5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1)
linux-riscv-5.19
linux-riscv-5.8
linux-riscv-6.5
linux-riscv-6.8 (fixed in 6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1)
linux-starfive-5.19
linux-starfive-6.2
linux-starfive-6.5
linux-xilinx (fixed in 6.8.0-1017.18)
linux-xilinx-zynqmp (fixed in 5.15.0-1044.48)

Timeline and source

Published on 7 November 2024 and last revised on 19 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

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DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4994 (published 30 Jul 2026)
CVE-2026-35233 (4.4 Medium, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21996 (3.3 Low, published 1 May 2026)
CVE-2026-21991 (5.5 Medium, published 16 Mar 2026)
CGA-w6xv-3fg4-grm5 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-mcwh-q4vm-9f29 (published 29 Jan 2026)
CGA-m3jq-vcq5-mqrx (published 7 Jan 2026)
CGA-6xjj-65cr-mc7v (published 7 Jan 2026)

CVE-2024-50143 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

BellSoft — BELL-CVE-2024-50143 Base record — CVE-2024-50143 Debian — DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50143 Debian 11 (Root.io) — ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-50143

Details

Severity Unknown

CVSS Score N/A

CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE N/A

Public Exploit ✅ No

Source OSV

Published 2024-11-07

Updated 2026-08-20

Modified 2026-08-19

Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software	From version	Fixed in
linux	—	6.8.0-58.60
linux-allwinner-5.19	—	—
linux-aws	—	6.8.0-1027.29
linux-aws-5.0	—	—
linux-aws-5.11	—	—
linux-aws-5.13	—	—
linux-aws-5.15	—	5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
linux-aws-5.19	—	—
linux-aws-5.3	—	—
linux-aws-5.4	—	5.4.0-1142.152~18.04.1
linux-aws-5.8	—	—
linux-aws-6.2	—	—
linux-aws-6.5	—	—
linux-aws-6.8	—	6.8.0-1027.29~22.04.1
linux-aws-fips	—	5.15.0-1078.85+fips1
linux-aws-hwe	—	—
linux-azure	—	6.8.0-1027.32
linux-azure-4.15	—	—
linux-azure-5.11	—	—
linux-azure-5.13	—	—
linux-azure-5.15	—	5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
linux-azure-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-5.3	—	—
linux-azure-5.4	—	5.4.0-1145.152~18.04.1
linux-azure-5.8	—	—
linux-azure-6.11	—	6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1
linux-azure-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-6.5	—	—
linux-azure-6.8	—	6.8.0-1027.32~22.04.1
linux-azure-edge	—	—
linux-azure-fde	—	5.15.0-1081.90.1
linux-azure-fde-5.15	—	5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1
linux-azure-fde-5.19	—	—
linux-azure-fde-6.2	—	—
linux-azure-fips	—	5.15.0-1080.89+fips1
linux-azure-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1014.15
linux-bluefield	—	—
linux-fips	—	6.8.0-78.78+fips1
linux-gcp	—	6.8.0-1028.30
linux-gcp-4.15	—	—
linux-gcp-5.11	—	—
linux-gcp-5.13	—	—
linux-gcp-5.15	—	5.15.0-1077.86~20.04.1
linux-gcp-5.19	—	—
linux-gcp-5.3	—	—
linux-gcp-5.4	—	5.4.0-1143.152~18.04.1
linux-gcp-5.8	—	—
linux-gcp-6.11	—	6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1
linux-gcp-6.2	—	—
linux-gcp-6.5	—	—
linux-gcp-6.8	—	6.8.0-1028.30~22.04.1
linux-gcp-fips	—	5.15.0-1077.86+fips1
linux-gke	—	6.8.0-1023.27
linux-gke-4.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.15	—	—
linux-gke-5.4	—	—
linux-gkeop	—	6.8.0-1010.12
linux-gkeop-5.15	—	—
linux-gkeop-5.4	—	—
linux-hwe	—	—
linux-hwe-5.11	—	—
linux-hwe-5.13	—	—
linux-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-134.145~20.04.1
linux-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-hwe-5.4	—	5.4.0-208.228~18.04.1
linux-hwe-5.8	—	—
linux-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-58.60~22.04.1
linux-hwe-edge	—	—
linux-ibm	—	6.8.0-1024.24
linux-ibm-5.15	—	5.15.0-1074.77~20.04.1
linux-ibm-5.4	—	5.4.0-1086.91~18.04.1
linux-ibm-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.24~22.04.1
linux-intel-5.13	—	—
linux-intel-iot-realtime	—	5.15.0-1071.73
linux-intel-iotg	—	5.15.0-1073.79
linux-intel-iotg-5.15	—	5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.2
linux-iot	—	5.4.0-1048.51
linux-kvm	—	5.15.0-1076.81
linux-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-58.60.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15	—	5.15.0-133.143~20.04.1
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5	—	—
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8	—	6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1
linux-lts-xenial	—	—
linux-nvidia	—	6.8.0-1026.29
linux-nvidia-6.11	—	6.11.0-1007.7
linux-nvidia-6.2	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.5	—	—
linux-nvidia-6.8	—	6.8.0-1026.29~22.04.1
linux-nvidia-lowlatency	—	6.8.0-1026.29.1
linux-nvidia-tegra	—	6.8.0-1008.8
linux-nvidia-tegra-5.15	—	5.15.0-1039.39~20.04.1
linux-nvidia-tegra-igx	—	5.15.0-1021.21
linux-oem	—	—
linux-oem-5.10	—	—
linux-oem-5.13	—	—
linux-oem-5.14	—	—
linux-oem-5.17	—	—
linux-oem-5.6	—	—
linux-oem-6.0	—	—
linux-oem-6.1	—	—
linux-oem-6.11	—	6.11.0-1015.15
linux-oem-6.5	—	—
linux-oem-6.8	—	6.8.0-1026.26
linux-oracle	—	6.8.0-1024.25
linux-oracle-5.0	—	—
linux-oracle-5.11	—	—
linux-oracle-5.13	—	—
linux-oracle-5.15	—	5.15.0-1075.81~20.04.1
linux-oracle-5.3	—	—
linux-oracle-5.4	—	5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1
linux-oracle-5.8	—	—
linux-oracle-6.5	—	—
linux-oracle-6.8	—	6.8.0-1024.25~22.04.1
linux-raspi	—	6.8.0-1028.32
linux-raspi-5.4	—	5.4.0-1129.142~18.04.1
linux-raspi-realtime	—	6.8.0-2023.24
linux-raspi2	—	—
linux-realtime	—	6.8.1-1020.21
linux-realtime-6.8	—	6.8.1-1020.21~22.04.1
linux-riscv	—	6.8.0-58.60.1
linux-riscv-5.11	—	—
linux-riscv-5.15	—	5.15.0-1073.77~20.04.1
linux-riscv-5.19	—	—
linux-riscv-5.8	—	—
linux-riscv-6.5	—	—
linux-riscv-6.8	—	6.8.0-58.60.1~22.04.1
linux-starfive-5.19	—	—
linux-starfive-6.2	—	—
linux-starfive-6.5	—	—
linux-xilinx	—	6.8.0-1017.18
linux-xilinx-zynqmp	—	5.15.0-1044.48

References

REPORT https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-50143

REPORT https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50143

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/linus/264db9d666ad9a35075cc9ed9ec09d021580fbb1

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fc0d8660e391dcd8dde23c44d702be1f6846c61

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/72e445df65a0aa9066c6fe2b8736ba2fcca6dac7

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ac49babc952f48d82676979b20885e480e69be8

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52e0b92ed31dc62afbda15c243dcee0bb5bb58d

REPORT https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/264db9d666ad9a35075cc9ed9ec09d021580fbb1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7276-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7277-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7291-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7288-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7293-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7295-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7305-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7289-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7308-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-3

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7310-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7294-4

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7331-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7388-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7389-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7390-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7393-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7401-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7413-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7449-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7450-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7451-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7452-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7453-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7458-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7449-2

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7468-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7523-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7524-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7539-1

ADVISORY https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7540-1

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