#VU104810 Division by zero in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49670
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104810
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-2022-49670
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 include/linux/dim.h. 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/0b6e0eb5c45e79e9095de2498cc0ca5ec563fc5e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0fe3dbbefb74a8575f61d7801b08dbc50523d60d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af106f8e072aebd88b95e164a08fa320651a99a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c1963391af51ee322378d1b2849c60e9037f069
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fae2a9fb1eaf348ad8732f90d42ebbb971bd7e95
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.129