Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-56369

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/modes: Avoid divide by zero harder in drm_mode_vrefresh() drm_mode_vrefresh() is trying to avoid divide by zero by checking whether htotal or vtotal are zero. But we may still end up with a div-by-zero of vtotal*htotal*...

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-56369: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 2f0e9d804935970a4ce0f58dd046b41881bfd8f3, 4.17, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 6.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56369?
CVE-2024-56369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-56369?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-56369 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.