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CVE-2024-35922· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

fbmon: prevent division by zero in fb_videomode_from_videomode()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbmon: prevent division by zero in fb_videomode_from_videomode() The expression htotal * vtotal can have a zero value on overflow. It is necessary to prevent division by zero like in fb_var_to_videomode(). Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Svace.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
May 19, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 12th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
linuxlinux kernel
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux10.0
  • linux linux kernel4.20 and later · before 5.4.274
  • linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.215
  • linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.155
  • linux linux kernelbefore 4.19.312
  • linux linux kernel6.2 and later · before 6.6.27
  • linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.8.6
  • linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 6.1.86

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Linux Linux

    • 3.9affected
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 1fb52bc1de55e9e0bdf71fe078efd4da0889710faffected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 72d091b7515e0532ee015e144c906f3bcfdd6270affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 951838fee462aa01fa2a6a91d56f9a495082e7f0affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 48d6bcfc31751ca2e753d901a2d82f27edf8a029affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 664206ff8b019bcd1e55b10b2eea3add8761b971affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 3d4b909704bf2114f64f87363fa22b5ef8ac4a33affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before 1b107d637fed68a787da77a3514ad06e57abd0b4affected · git
    • 2db54c72395298a58f29c75ae880be9e478fdbbd and later · before c2d953276b8b27459baed1277a4fdd5dd9bd4126affected · git
    • before 3.9not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12linuxbefore 6.1.90-16.1.90-1
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.8.9-16.8.9-1

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux1b107d637fed68a787da77a3514ad06e57abd0b4Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux1fb52bc1de55e9e0bdf71fe078efd4da0889710fVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux3d4b909704bf2114f64f87363fa22b5ef8ac4a33Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux48d6bcfc31751ca2e753d901a2d82f27edf8a029Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux664206ff8b019bcd1e55b10b2eea3add8761b971Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux72d091b7515e0532ee015e144c906f3bcfdd6270Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux951838fee462aa01fa2a6a91d56f9a495082e7f0Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxc2d953276b8b27459baed1277a4fdd5dd9bd4126Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.1.90-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-2694518 days apartcrypto: iaa - Fix nr_cpus < nr_iaa case
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2024-359250 days apartblock: prevent division by zero in blk_rq_stat_sum()
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2021-473632 days apartnexthop: Fix division by zero while replacing a resilient group
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2021-474953 days apartusbnet: sanity check for maxpacket
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-3690511 days aparttcp: defer shutdown(SEND_SHUTDOWN) for TCP_SYN_RECV sockets
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2024-2705918 days apartUSB: usb-storage: Prevent divide-by-0 error in isd200_ata_command
    22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-369 · Divide By Zero

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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