Local kernel crash via refresh-rate arithmetic overflow
Published Jan 11, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026
Divide-by-zero in the Linux kernel DRM modes code allows local users to crash the kernel through a crafted modesetting ioctl. In drm_mode_vrefresh(), chained 32-bit denominator multiplication can wrap to zero after the function checks only the original htotal and vtotal values. Access to a DRM device ioctl is required, and the resulting divide error interrupts kernel service without reported data disclosure or modification.
Summary
What happened
Divide-by-zero in the Linux kernel DRM modes code allows local users to crash the kernel through a crafted modesetting ioctl. In drm_mode_vrefresh(), chained 32-bit denominator multiplication can wrap to zero after the function checks only the original htotal and vtotal values. Access to a DRM device ioctl is required, and the resulting divide error interrupts kernel service without reported data disclosure or modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-56369
- Published
- Jan 11, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-369, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jan 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3 <47c8b6cf1d08f0ad40d7ea7b025442e51b35ee1f
- Affected versionversion=2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3 <69fbb01e891701e6d04db1ddb5ad49e42c4dd963
- Affected versionversion=2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3 <9398332f23fab10c5ec57c168b44e72997d6318e
- Affected versionversion=2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3 <b39de5a71bac5641d0fda33d1cf5682d82cf1ae5
- Affected versionversion=2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3 <e7c7b48a0fc5ed83baae400a1b15e33978c25d7f
- Affected versionversion=4.17
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- syzbot C and syz reproducers for drm_mode_vrefresh divide errorproof of concept · demonstrated
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