What is CVE-2024-56622?

CVE-2024-56622 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and patched in 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 and others. CVE-2024-56622 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56622?

CVE-2024-56622 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-56622?

Yes, CVE-2024-56622 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2024-56622 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-56622 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Divide By Zero (CWE-369)?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/369.html

CVE-2024-56622

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: ufs: core: sysfs: Prevent div by zero Prevent a division by 0 when monitoring is not enabled.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-12-27

Last modified 2025-11-03

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-369

CVE-2024-56622 is a Divide By Zero vulnerability

What is Divide By Zero?

The product divides a value by zero, causing a crash or unexpected behaviour. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.14 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66, 6.12.5, 6.13 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.14

Fixed in

✓ 5.15.174 5.15.x ✓ 6.1.120 6.1.x ✓ 6.6.66 6.6.x ✓ 6.12.5 6.12.x ✓ 6.13

References

6 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0069928727c2e95ca26c738fbe6e4b241aeaaf08

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b21233e5f72d10f08310689f993c1dbdfde9f2c

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87bf3ea841a5d77beae6bb85af36b2b3848407ee

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c191055c7abea4912fdb83cb9b261732b25a0c8

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb48e9fc0028bed94a40a9352d065909f19e333c

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-56622

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-12-27

Modified 2025-11-03

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-56622?

CVE-2024-56622 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as a Divide By Zero flaw (CWE-369) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.14 onward and has been patched in 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 and others. CVE-2024-56622 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-56622?

CVE-2024-56622 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-56622?

Yes. CVE-2024-56622 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.174, 6.1.120, 6.6.66 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2024-56622 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2024-56622 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.