#VU100639 Division by zero in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-50287
Published: November 19, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100639
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50287
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a division by zero error within the tpg_precalculate_line() function in drivers/media/common/v4l2-tpg/v4l2-tpg-core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e3c36d0bde309f690ed1f9cd5f7e63b3a513f94a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bfc6e38ee2250f0503d96f1a1de441c31d88715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/054931ca3cfcb8e8fa036e887d6f379942b02565
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a749c15dccc58d9cbad9cd23bd8ab4b5fa96cf47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c63c30c9d9f2c8de34b16cd2b8400240533b914e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d0f01aa602fd15a805771bdf3f4d9a9b4df7f47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cdb42ba0b28f548c1a4e86bb8489dba0d78fc21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6a3ea83fbe15d4818d01804e904cbb0e64e543b
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.324
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.230
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.172
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.286
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.117
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.8
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.61