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CVE-2024-26778: Linux kernel · fbdev: savage: Error out if pixclock equals zero

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 5.4.0-1126.136~18.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 10:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.4.0-1126.136~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1131.138~18.04.1, 5.4.0-1130.139~18.04.1 +56
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 Apr 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.8.0-2001.1
Fixed in
  • 6.8.0-2001.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <5.15.0-112.122
Fixed in
  • 5.15.0-112.122
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 5.19.0-1007.7~22.04.1 – 5.19.0-1015.15~22.04.1
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <5.15.0-1063.69
Fixed in
  • 5.15.0-1063.69
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 5.19.0-1019.20~22.04.1 – 5.19.0-1029.30~22.04.1
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 6.2.0-1005.5~22.04.1 – 6.2.0-1018.18~22.04.1
14 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fbdev: savage: Error out if pixclock equals zero The userspace program could pass any values to the driver through ioctl() interface. If the driver doesn't check the value of pixclock, it may cause divide-by-zero error. Although pixclock is checked in savagefb_decode_var(), but it is not checked properly in savagefb_probe(). Fix this by checking whether pixclock is zero in the function savagefb_check_var() before info->var.pixclock is used as the divisor. This is similar to CVE-2022-3061 in i740fb which was fixed by commit 15cf0b8.

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