CVE-2024-50233

CVE Details

Release Date:

2024-11-09

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nstaging: iio: frequency: ad9832: fix division by zero in ad9832_calc_freqreg()\nIn the ad9832_write_frequency() function, clk_get_rate() might return 0.\nThis can lead to a division by zero when calling ad9832_calc_freqreg().\nThe check if (fout > (clk_get_rate(st->mclk) / 2)) does not protect\nagainst the case when fout is 0. The ad9832_write_frequency() function\nis called from ad9832_write(), and fout is derived from a text buffer,\nwhich can contain any value.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality:	None
Integrity:	None
Availability:	High

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16
Oracle Linux version 8 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2024-12884	2024-12-16