FKIE_CVE-2026-23266

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-18 18:16 - Updated: 2026-03-19 13:25
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Summary
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 doing so, the driver recomputes FIFO arbitration parameters in nv3_arb(), using state->mclk_khz (derived from the PRAMDAC MCLK PLL) as a divisor without validating it first. In a normal setup, state->mclk_khz is provided by the real hardware and is non-zero. However, an attacker can construct a malicious or misconfigured device (e.g. a crafted/emulated PCI device) that exposes a bogus PLL configuration, causing state->mclk_khz to become zero. Once nv3_get_param() calls nv3_arb(), the division by state->mclk_khz in the gns calculation causes a divide error and crashes the kernel. Fix this by checking whether state->mclk_khz is zero and bailing out before doing the division. The following log reveals it: rivafb: setting virtual Y resolution to 2184 divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI CPU: 0 PID: 2187 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc1+ #1 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.0-59-gc9ba5276e321-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:nv3_arb drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:439 [inline] RIP: 0010:nv3_get_param+0x3ab/0x13b0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:546 Call Trace: nv3CalcArbitration.constprop.0+0x255/0x460 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:603 nv3UpdateArbitrationSettings drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:637 [inline] CalcStateExt+0x447/0x1b90 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:1246 riva_load_video_mode+0x8a9/0xea0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c:779 rivafb_set_par+0xc0/0x5f0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c:1196 fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1033 do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1109 fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1188 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x122/0x190 fs/ioctl.c:856
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0209e21e3c372fa2da04c39214bec0b64e4eb5f4
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e4cbd1d46c246dfa684c8e9d8c20ae0b960c50a
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/526460a96c5443e2fc0fd231edd1f9c49d2de26b
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/52916878db2b8e3769743a94484729f0844352df
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f0391e92d404da68f7484e57c106c5e673dc7e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78daf5984d96edec3b920c72a93bd6821b8710b7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9efa0dc46270a8723c158c64afbcf1dead72b28c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec5a58f4fd581875593ea92a65485e1906a53c0f
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nfbdev: rivafb: fix divide error in nv3_arb()\n\nA userspace program can trigger the RIVA NV3 arbitration code by calling\nthe FBIOPUT_VSCREENINFO ioctl on /dev/fb*. When doing so, the driver\nrecomputes FIFO arbitration parameters in nv3_arb(), using state-\u003emclk_khz\n(derived from the PRAMDAC MCLK PLL) as a divisor without validating it\nfirst.\n\nIn a normal setup, state-\u003emclk_khz is provided by the real hardware and is\nnon-zero. However, an attacker can construct a malicious or misconfigured\ndevice (e.g. a crafted/emulated PCI device) that exposes a bogus PLL\nconfiguration, causing state-\u003emclk_khz to become zero.  Once\nnv3_get_param() calls nv3_arb(), the division by state-\u003emclk_khz in the gns\ncalculation causes a divide error and crashes the kernel.\n\nFix this by checking whether state-\u003emclk_khz is zero and bailing out before\ndoing the division.\n\nThe following log reveals it:\n\nrivafb: setting virtual Y resolution to 2184\ndivide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN PTI\nCPU: 0 PID: 2187 Comm: syz-executor.0 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc1+ #1\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS rel-1.12.0-59-gc9ba5276e321-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014\nRIP: 0010:nv3_arb drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:439 [inline]\nRIP: 0010:nv3_get_param+0x3ab/0x13b0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:546\nCall Trace:\n  nv3CalcArbitration.constprop.0+0x255/0x460 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:603\n  nv3UpdateArbitrationSettings drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:637 [inline]\n  CalcStateExt+0x447/0x1b90 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/riva_hw.c:1246\n  riva_load_video_mode+0x8a9/0xea0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c:779\n  rivafb_set_par+0xc0/0x5f0 drivers/video/fbdev/riva/fbdev.c:1196\n  fb_set_var+0x604/0xeb0 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1033\n  do_fb_ioctl+0x234/0x670 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1109\n  fb_ioctl+0xdd/0x130 drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c:1188\n  __x64_sys_ioctl+0x122/0x190 fs/ioctl.c:856"
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  "id": "CVE-2026-23266",
  "lastModified": "2026-03-19T13:25:00.570",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-03-18T18:16:25.370",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis"
}


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