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CVE-2026-90100· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Linux

ptp: netc: fix period truncation and potential divide-by-zero in PEROUT

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Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.20% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 08988d1941e180f0ad30d91233cb64f3418ba23c, 51fe3fe0ffec033bd831c71d9bee3dee827e491c, 777dbc9914b2f003f1d44af80c7a4a395c5961b2.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 08988d1941e180f0ad30d91233cb64f3418ba23c, 51fe3fe0ffec033bd831c71d9bee3dee827e491c, 777dbc9914b2f003f1d44af80c7a4a395c5961b2 or later.

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ptp: netc: fix period truncation and potential divide-by-zero in PEROUT The max_period bound in net_timer_enable_perout() was computed as: max_period = (u64)NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER + integral_period; which exceeds U32_MAX when integral_period > 0 (e.g. 0x100000002 for the default 333333333 Hz clock). A period_ns that passes this check but exceeds U32_MAX is then silently truncated when stored into the u32 struct netc_pp::period field. A truncated value of zero can reach netc_timer_set_perout_alarm(), where the local u32 period variable would also be 0, causing a divide-by-zero in roundup_u64(delta, period) whenever the stime < min_time branch is taken (which always happens for a start time of {0, 0}). Additionally, netc_timer_enable_periodic_pulse() and netc_timer_enable_fiper() both compute: fiper = pp->period - integral_period; A zero pp->period results in an unsigned wraparound to 0xFFFFFFFD, mis-programming the FIPER hardware register. Fix all three issues by capping max_period at NETC_TMR_DEFAULT_FIPER (0xFFFFFFFF). This ensures that any period_ns passing the range check fits in a u32 without truncation, so the stored value is always valid and non-zero. The accepted range is reduced by integral_period ns (typically only a few nanoseconds), which is negligible in practice.

—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Updated
Sep 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 10th percentile
CWE
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CVSS
0 / 40 · —
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

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  • Linux Linux

    • 6.18affected
    • 671e266835b8a87d6cc2c6db962de23783405dd8 and later · before 51fe3fe0ffec033bd831c71d9bee3dee827e491caffected · git
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    • 671e266835b8a87d6cc2c6db962de23783405dd8 and later · before 777dbc9914b2f003f1d44af80c7a4a395c5961b2affected · git
    • before 6.18not affected · semver
    • 6.18.52 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
    • 7.2.6 and later · up to and including 7.2.*not affected · semver
    • 7.3-rc1 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix

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EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.2.6-17.2.6-1

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Linux Linux08988d1941e180f0ad30d91233cb64f3418ba23cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux51fe3fe0ffec033bd831c71d9bee3dee827e491cVendor (CNA)
Linux Linux777dbc9914b2f003f1d44af80c7a4a395c5961b2Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux7.2.6-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)

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