CVE-2024-26778: Linux kernel · fbdev: savage: Error out if pixclock equals zero
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
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
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Apr 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
Patches and advisories
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6831-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6867-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6871-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6892-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6919-1 (opens in a new tab)
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=realtime/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-allwinner-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-5.19pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.2pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| 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.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-26778 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/04e5eac8f3ab2ff52fa191c187a46d4fdbc1e288 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/224453de8505aede1890f007be973925a3edf6a1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/84dce0f6a4cc5b7bfd7242ef9290db8ac1dd77ff (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/512ee6d6041e007ef5bf200c6e388e172a2c5b24 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c54acf33e5adaad6374bf3ec1e3aff0591cc8e1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/070398d32c5f3ab0e890374904ad94551c76aec4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc3c2e58d73b28b9a8789fca84778ee165a72d13 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a9ca4e80d23474f90841251f4ac0d941fa337a01 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/04e5eac8f3ab2ff52fa191c187a46d4fdbc1e288 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26778 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6828-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6820-2 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-3 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6831-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6821-4 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6867-1 (opens in a new tab)