CVE-2024-49968: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: filesystems without casefold feature cannot be mounted with siphash When mounting the ext4 filesystem, if the default hash version is set to DX_HASH_SIPHASH but the casefold feature is not set, exit the mounting.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 6.11.3 (fixed in 6.11.3)

Published 2024-10-21. Last modified 2026-07-14.