SB2024082673 - Division by zero in Linux kernel
Published: August 26, 2024 Updated: May 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024082673
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43889)
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 padata_do_multithreaded() function in kernel/padata.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab8b397d5997d8c37610252528edc54bebf9f6d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5ffd2af7274853ff91d6cd62541191d9fbd10d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29cfcb848c31f22b4de6a531c3e1d68c9bfe09f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/924f788c906dccaca30acab86c7124371e1d6f2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da0ffe84fcc1627a7dff82c80b823b94236af905
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d45e1c948a8b7ed6ceddb14319af69424db730c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.224
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.165
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.105
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.5
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.46