CVE-2025-38312
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: core: fbcvt: avoid division by 0 in fb_cvt_hperiod() In fb_find_mode_cvt(), iff mode->refresh somehow happens to be 0x80000000, cvt.f_refresh will become 0 when multiplying it by 2 due to overflow. It's then passed to fb_cvt_hperiod(), where it's used as a divider -- division by 0 will result in kernel oops. Add a sanity check for cvt.f_refresh to avoid such overflow... Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with the Svace static analysis tool.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-369
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.295
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.239
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.186
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.142
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.94
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.34
- Linux Kernel < 6.15.3
- Debian Linux 11.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d63433e8eaa3c91b2948190e395bc67009db0d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6dae09fc8c306eb70fdfef70726e1f154e173a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53784073cbad18f75583fd3da9ffdfc4d1f05405
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54947530663edcbaaee1314c01fdd8c72861b124
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610f247f2772e4f92b63442125a1b7ade79898d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9027ce4c037b566b658b8939a76326b7125e3627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab91647acdf43b984824776559a452212eaeb21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b235393b9f43ff86a38ca2bde6372312ea215dc5
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d63433e8eaa3c91b2948190e395bc67009db0d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f6dae09fc8c306eb70fdfef70726e1f154e173a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53784073cbad18f75583fd3da9ffdfc4d1f05405
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54947530663edcbaaee1314c01fdd8c72861b124
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/610f247f2772e4f92b63442125a1b7ade79898d8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9027ce4c037b566b658b8939a76326b7125e3627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab91647acdf43b984824776559a452212eaeb21a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b235393b9f43ff86a38ca2bde6372312ea215dc5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html