CVE-2024-56622 scsi: ufs: core: sysfs: Prevent div by zero

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A division by zero error in the Linux kernel UFS driver can cause a system crash when monitoring is disabled.

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

What is CVE-2024-56622?

CVE-2024-56622 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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:

scsi: ufs: core: sysfs: Prevent div by zero

Prevent a division by 0 when monitoring is not enabled.

Weakness: CWE-369

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-56622?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-56622?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-56622 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-56622 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-55518, AZL-55555, BELL-CVE-2024-56622, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56622, GHSA-fxr3-xppx-fcgp, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56622.

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