CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-72238

Low risk· EPSS 12%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.21%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel x86 boot code, an issue was found with validation of the console=uart8250 parameter, where an invalid baud rate could cause a system hang during early boot due to division by zero. The fix adds a fallback to DEFAULT_BAUD when the rate is 0.

Risk Assessment

System hang during early boot can prevent the system from starting, leading to service unavailability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix and review boot parameter configurations.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/boot: Validate console=uart8250 baud rate to fix early boot hang When the baud rate is empty, 0, invalid, or overflows to 0 when stored as an int, the system will hang during early boot because of a division by zero in early_serial_init(). Fall back to DEFAULT_BAUD when the resulting baud rate is 0 to prevent an early system hang.

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