VDB-281229 · CVE-2024-49899 · Nessus 210938

Linux Kernel up to 6.11.2 AMD Display divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.11.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AMD Display. Performing a manipulation results in divide by zero. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-49899. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.11.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component AMD Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Initialize denominators' default to 1 [WHAT & HOW] Variables used as denominators and maybe not assigned to other values, should not be 0. Change their default to 1 so they are never 0. This fixes 10 DIVIDE_BY_ZERO issues reported by Coverity.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-49899 since 10/21/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210938 (openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.11.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7f8e93b862ab/b995c0a6de6c is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (210938) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3251). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

Google Container-Optimized OS
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Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
NetApp StorageGRID
Ubuntu Linux
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Oracle Linux
Kyocera Printer
NetApp AFF
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SUSE openSUSE
IBM Security Guardium
RESF Rocky Linux
Dell NetWorker
Dell Avamar
IBM QRadar SIEM
NetApp FAS
SolarWinds Security Event Manager
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Open Source Linux Kernel
Dell PowerScale OneFS

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Linux

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Kernel

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License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 210938
Nessus Name: openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2024:3985-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.11.3
Patch: 7f8e93b862ab/b995c0a6de6c

Timelineinfo

10/21/2024 🔍
10/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2026 +455 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-49899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281229
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3251 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2024 21:12
Updated: 01/19/2026 10:45
Changes: 10/21/2024 21:12 (58), 10/24/2024 04:52 (1), 10/25/2024 17:07 (10), 11/14/2024 21:20 (2), 07/26/2025 20:31 (7), 10/06/2025 04:18 (1), 01/19/2026 10:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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