CVE-2022-49978

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fb_pm2fb: Avoid potential divide by zero error In `do_fb_ioctl()` of fbmem.c, if cmd is FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, var will be copied from user, then go through `fb_set_var()` and `info->fbops->fb_check_var()` which could may be `pm2fb_check_var()`. Along the path, `var->pixclock` won't be modified. This function checks whether reciprocal of `var->pixclock` is too high. If `var->pixclock` is zero, there will be a divide by zero error. So, it is necessary to check whether denominator is zero to avoid crash. As this bug is found by Syzkaller, logs are listed below. divide error in pm2fb_check_var Call Trace: <TASK> fb_set_var+0x367/0xeb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1015 do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1110 fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1189
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

14 Nov 2025, 18:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-369
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f1174f4972ea9fad6becf8881d71adca8e9ca91 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0f1174f4972ea9fad6becf8881d71adca8e9ca91 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f953e7435644b81332dd632ba1b2d80b1e37af - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19f953e7435644b81332dd632ba1b2d80b1e37af - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c3dea1189525cd533071ed5c176fc4ea8d982b - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34c3dea1189525cd533071ed5c176fc4ea8d982b - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ec326a6a0d4667585ca595f438c7293e5ced7c4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ec326a6a0d4667585ca595f438c7293e5ced7c4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9591b32a9092fc6391a316b56e8016c6181c3d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d9591b32a9092fc6391a316b56e8016c6181c3d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f88cdfea8d7f4dbaf423d808241403b2bb945e4 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7f88cdfea8d7f4dbaf423d808241403b2bb945e4 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc778ee2fb2853f7a3531fa7273349640d8e4e9 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fc778ee2fb2853f7a3531fa7273349640d8e4e9 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb4bb011a683532841344ca7f281b5e04389b4f8 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb4bb011a683532841344ca7f281b5e04389b4f8 - Patch

Information

Published : 2025-06-18 11:15

Updated : 2025-11-14 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2022-49978

Mitre link : CVE-2022-49978

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-49978


JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-369

Divide By Zero