CVE-2023-31085

kernel: divide-by-zero error in ctrl_cdev_ioctl when do_div happens and erasesize is 0

Published Apr 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c in the Linux kernel 6.2. There is a divide-by-zero error in do_div(sz,mtd->erasesize), used indirectly by ctrl_cdev_ioctl, when mtd->erasesize is 0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6461-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6494-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6494-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6495-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6495-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6496-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6496-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6502-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6502-2 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6502-3 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6502-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6503-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6516-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6520-1 Linux kernel (StarFive) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6532-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6537-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6572-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 11:07 PM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2023, 6:15 AM
Modified
Oct 14, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 18, 2023, 12:00 AM