SB2024060896 - Division by zero in Linux kernel block
Published: June 8, 2024 Updated: May 13, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024060896
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-2024-35925)
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 blk_rq_stat_init() function in block/blk-stat.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/6a55dab4ac956deb23690eedd74e70b892a378e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/edd073c78d2bf48c5b8bf435bbc3d61d6e7c6c14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0cb5564c3e8e0ee0a2d28c86fa7f02e82d64c3c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21e7d72d0cfcbae6042d498ea2e6f395311767f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/512a01da7134bac8f8b373506011e8aaa3283854
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f7fd6aa4c4877d77133ea86c14cf256f390b2fe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98ddf2604ade2d954bf5ec193600d5274a43fd68
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93f52fbeaf4b676b21acfe42a5152620e6770d02
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.312
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.215
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.155
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.274
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.86
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.27
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.6