#VU102216 Division by zero in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-56567
Published: December 30, 2024 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102216
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-2024-56567
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 ad7780_write_raw() function in drivers/iio/adc/ad7780.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/022e13518ba6cc1b4fdd291f49e4f57b2d5718e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18fb33df1de83a014d7f784089f9b124facc157f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68e79b848196a0b0ec006009cc69da1f835d1ae8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e3a8ea3d1ada7f707de5d9d504774b4191eab66
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afc1e3c00b3f5f0b4f1bc3e974fb9803cb938a90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c174b53e95adf2eece2afc56cd9798374919f99a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f25a9f1df1f6738acf1fa05595fb6060a2c08ff1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.4