CVE-2024-39475

fbdev: savage: Handle err return when savagefb_check_var failed

Published Jul 5, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

fbdev: savage: Handle err return when savagefb_check_var failed

The commit 04e5eac8f3ab("fbdev: savage: Error out if pixclock equals zero")
checks the value of pixclock to avoid divide-by-zero error. However
the function savagefb_probe doesn't handle the error return of
savagefb_check_var. When pixclock is 0, it will cause divide-by-zero error.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5730-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6951-4 Linux kernel (BlueField) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6953-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6979-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6999-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7004-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7005-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7007-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7008-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7009-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7019-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
May 23, 2026, 3:50 PM
Reserved
Jun 25, 2024, 2:23 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 5, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:41 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 5, 2024, 12:00 AM