CVE-2022-49978
Published: Jun 18, 2025
Modified: May 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: fb_pm2fb: Avoid potential divide by zero error In `do_fb_ioctl()` of fbmem.c, if cmd is FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO, var will be copied from user, then go through `fb_set_var()` and `info->fbops->fb_check_var()` which could may be `pm2fb_check_var()`. Along the path, `var->pixclock` won't be modified. This function checks whether reciprocal of `var->pixclock` is too high. If `var->pixclock` is zero, there will be a divide by zero error. So, it is necessary to check whether denominator is zero to avoid crash. As this bug is found by Syzkaller, logs are listed below. divide error in pm2fb_check_var Call Trace: <TASK> fb_set_var+0x367/0xeb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1015 do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1110 fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1189
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 0f1174f4972ea9fad6becf8881d71adca8e9ca91affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 3ec326a6a0d4667585ca595f438c7293e5ced7c4affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 7f88cdfea8d7f4dbaf423d808241403b2bb945e4affected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 7d9591b32a9092fc6391a316b56e8016c6181c3daffected 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 - < 8fc778ee2fb2853f7a3531fa7273349640d8e4e9+3 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 2.6.12unaffected 0 - < 2.6.12unaffected 4.9.327 - <= 4.9.*unaffected 4.14.292 - <= 4.14.*unaffected 4.19.257 - <= 4.19.*+5 more versions |
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