Answer in brief
CVE-2024-50088 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free in add_inode_ref(). 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 <12cf028381aa19bc38465341512c280256e8d82d || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <e11ce03b58743bf1e096c48fcaa7e6f08eb75dfa || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <a941f3d5b1469c60a7e70e775584f110b47e0d16 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <66691c6e2f18d2aa4b22ffb624b9bdc97e9979e4 || >=6.1.57 <6.1.114 | 12cf028381aa19bc38465341512c280256e8d82d, e11ce03b58743bf1e096c48fcaa7e6f08eb75dfa, a941f3d5b1469c60a7e70e775584f110b47e0d16, 66691c6e2f18d2aa4b22ffb624b9bdc97e9979e4, 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 in add_inode_ref() The add_inode_ref() function does not initialize the "name" struct when it is declared. If any of the following calls to "read_one_inode() returns NULL, dir = read_one_inode(root, parent_objectid); if (!dir) { ret = -ENOENT; goto out; } inode = read_one_inode(root, inode_objectid); if (!inode) { ret = -EIO; goto out; } then "name.name" would be freed on "out" before being initialized. out: ... kfree(name.name); This issue was reported by Coverity with CID 1526744.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2024-50088 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in btrfs: fix uninitialized pointer free in add_inode_ref(). 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 <12cf028381aa19bc38465341512c280256e8d82d || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <e11ce03b58743bf1e096c48fcaa7e6f08eb75dfa || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <a941f3d5b1469c60a7e70e775584f110b47e0d16 || >=e43eec81c5167b655b72c781b0e75e62a05e415e <66691c6e2f18d2aa4b22ffb624b9bdc97e9979e4 || >=6.1.57 <6.1.114 | 12cf028381aa19bc38465341512c280256e8d82d, e11ce03b58743bf1e096c48fcaa7e6f08eb75dfa, a941f3d5b1469c60a7e70e775584f110b47e0d16, 66691c6e2f18d2aa4b22ffb624b9bdc97e9979e4, 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 in add_inode_ref() The add_inode_ref() function does not initialize the "name" struct when it is declared. If any of the following calls to "read_one_inode() returns NULL, dir = read_one_inode(root, parent_objectid); if (!dir) { ret = -ENOENT; goto out; } inode = read_one_inode(root, inode_objectid); if (!inode) { ret = -EIO; goto out; } then "name.name" would be freed on "out" before being initialized. out: ... kfree(name.name); This issue was reported by Coverity with CID 1526744.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.