# CVE-2024-26941: drm/dp: Fix divide-by-zero regression on DP MST unplug with nouveau > A divide-by-zero error in the Linux kernel's DRM subsystem causes a system crash when unplugging specific DisplayPort MST hubs. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 1 May 2024 - **Updated:** 11 May 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-26941, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26941, GHSA-x846-9rxh-mcv9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26941 ## What is CVE-2024-26941? CVE-2024-26941 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/dp: Fix divide-by-zero regression on DP MST unplug with nouveau Fix a regression when using nouveau and unplugging a StarTech MSTDP122DP DisplayPort 1.2 MST hub (the same regression does not appear when using a Cable Matters DisplayPort 1.4 MST hub). Trace: divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI CPU: 7 PID: 2962 Comm: Xorg Not tainted 6.8.0-rc3+ #744 Hardware name: Razer Blade/DANA_MB, BIOS 01.01 08/31/2018 RIP: 0010:drm_dp_bw_overhead+0xb4/0x110 [drm_display_helper] Code: c6 b8 01 00 00 00 75 61 01 c6 41 0f af f3 41 0f af f1 c1 e1 04 48 63 c7 31 d2 89 ff 48 8b 5d f8 c9 48 0f af f1 48 8d 44 06 ff <48> f7 f7 31 d2 31 c9 31 f6 31 ff 45 31 c0 45 31 c9 45 31 d2 45 31 RSP: 0018:ffffb2c5c211fa30 EFLAGS: 00010206 RAX: ffffffffffffffff RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000f59b00 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI: 0000000000000000 RBP: ffffb2c5c211fa48 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000020 R10: 0000000000000004 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 0000000000023b4a R13: ffff91d37d165800 R14: ffff91d36fac6d80 R15: ffff91d34a764010 FS: 00007f4a1ca3fa80(0000) GS:ffff91d6edbc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000559491d49000 CR3: 000000011d180002 CR4: 00000000003706f0 Call Trace: ? show_regs+0x6d/0x80 ? die+0x37/0xa0 ? do_trap+0xd4/0xf0 ? do_error_trap+0x71/0xb0 ? drm_dp_bw_overhead+0xb4/0x110 [drm_display_helper] ? exc_divide_error+0x3a/0x70 ? drm_dp_bw_overhead+0xb4/0x110 [drm_display_helper] ? asm_exc_divide_error+0x1b/0x20 ? drm_dp_bw_overhead+0xb4/0x110 [drm_display_helper] ? drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode+0x2e/0x70 [drm_display_helper] nv50_msto_atomic_check+0xda/0x120 [nouveau] drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset+0xa87/0xdf0 [drm_kms_helper] drm_atomic_helper_check+0x19/0xa0 [drm_kms_helper] nv50_disp_atomic_check+0x13f/0x2f0 [nouveau] drm_atomic_check_only+0x668/0xb20 [drm] ? drm_connector_list_iter_next+0x86/0xc0 [drm] drm_atomic_commit+0x58/0xd0 [drm] ? __pfx___drm_printfn_info+0x10/0x10 [drm] drm_atomic_connector_commit_dpms+0xd7/0x100 [drm] drm_mode_obj_set_property_ioctl+0x1c5/0x450 [drm] ? __pfx_drm_connector_property_set_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [drm] drm_connector_property_set_ioctl+0x3b/0x60 [drm] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xb9/0x120 [drm] drm_ioctl+0x2d0/0x550 [drm] ? __pfx_drm_connector_property_set_ioctl+0x10/0x10 [drm] nouveau_drm_ioctl+0x61/0xc0 [nouveau] __x64_sys_ioctl+0xa0/0xf0 do_syscall_64+0x76/0x140 ? do_syscall_64+0x85/0x140 ? do_syscall_64+0x85/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0x76 RIP: 0033:0x7f4a1cd1a94f Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <41> 89 c0 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 1f 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 RSP: 002b:00007ffd2f1df520 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007ffd2f1df5b0 RCX: 00007f4a1cd1a94f RDX: 00007ffd2f1df5b0 RSI: 00000000c01064ab RDI: 000000000000000f RBP: 00000000c01064ab R08: 000056347932deb8 R09: 000056347a7d99c0 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 000056347938a220 R13: 000000000000000f R14: 0000563479d9f3f0 R15: 0000000000000000 Modules linked in: rfcomm xt_conntrack nft_chain_nat xt_MASQUERADE nf_nat nf_conntrack_netlink nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xfrm_user xfrm_algo xt_addrtype nft_compat nf_tables nfnetlink br_netfilter bridge stp llc ccm cmac algif_hash overlay algif_skcipher af_alg bnep binfmt_misc snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl snd_sof_intel_hda_common snd_soc_hdac_hda snd_sof_pci snd_sof_xtensa_dsp snd_sof_intel_hda snd_sof snd_sof_utils snd_soc_acpi_intel_match snd_soc_acpi snd_soc_core snd_compress snd_sof_intel_hda_mlink snd_hda_ext_core iwlmvm intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common intel_tcc_cooling x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp mac80211 coretemp kvm_intel snd_hda_codec_hdmi kvm snd_hda_ ---truncated--- Weakness: CWE-369 (Divide By Zero) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26941? It affects 1 product. Products: Linux kernel. ## How do I fix CVE-2024-26941? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2024-26941 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26941 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel - [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26941 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2024-26941 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26941 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26941/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26941/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26941 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26941 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26941 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26941/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.