What is CVE-2026-23266?

CVE-2026-23266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-23266?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2026-23266

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: rivafb: fix divide error in nv3_arb() A userspace program can trigger the RIVA NV3 arbitration code by calling the FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl on /dev/fb*. When doi…

EPSS: 0.000 (4.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 2.6.12, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-23266?: CVE-2026-23266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-23266?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.