Answer in brief
CVE-2024-50087 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free on read_alloc_one_name() error. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1cf474cd474bc5d3ef63086ffd009a87a5b7bb2e <b37de9491f140a0ff125c27dd1050185c3accbc1 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <7fc7c47b9ba0cf2d192f2117a64b24881b0b577f || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <1ec28de5e476913ae51f909660b4447eddb28838 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <2ab5e243c2266c841e0f6904fad1514b18eaf510 || >=6.1.57 <6.1.114 | b37de9491f140a0ff125c27dd1050185c3accbc1, 7fc7c47b9ba0cf2d192f2117a64b24881b0b577f, 1ec28de5e476913ae51f909660b4447eddb28838, 2ab5e243c2266c841e0f6904fad1514b18eaf510, 6.1.114 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 29, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free on read_alloc_one_name() error The function read_alloc_one_name() does not initialize the name field of the passed fscrypt_str struct if kmalloc fails to allocate the corresponding buffer. Thus, it is not guaranteed that fscrypt_str.name is initialized when freeing it. This is a follow-up to the linked patch that fixes the remaining instances of the bug introduced by commit e43eec81c516 ("btrfs: use struct qstr instead of name and namelen pairs").
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2024-50087 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free on read_alloc_one_name() error. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=1cf474cd474bc5d3ef63086ffd009a87a5b7bb2e <b37de9491f140a0ff125c27dd1050185c3accbc1 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <7fc7c47b9ba0cf2d192f2117a64b24881b0b577f || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <1ec28de5e476913ae51f909660b4447eddb28838 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <2ab5e243c2266c841e0f6904fad1514b18eaf510 || >=6.1.57 <6.1.114 | b37de9491f140a0ff125c27dd1050185c3accbc1, 7fc7c47b9ba0cf2d192f2117a64b24881b0b577f, 1ec28de5e476913ae51f909660b4447eddb28838, 2ab5e243c2266c841e0f6904fad1514b18eaf510, 6.1.114 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 29, 2024
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free on read_alloc_one_name() error The function read_alloc_one_name() does not initialize the name field of the passed fscrypt_str struct if kmalloc fails to allocate the corresponding buffer. Thus, it is not guaranteed that fscrypt_str.name is initialized when freeing it. This is a follow-up to the linked patch that fixes the remaining instances of the bug introduced by commit e43eec81c516 ("btrfs: use struct qstr instead of name and namelen pairs").
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.