In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
x86/amd_node: Avoid divide by zero on virtualized systems
On a virtualized system, the number of nodes does not have a relationship to
the number of roots. A Xen PVH dom0 can calculate roots_per_node as 0, which
crashes with a divide by zero in:
if (count++ % roots_per_node)
because the underlying topology code on Xen ends up making num_nodes
2 and num_roots 1 and the integer division result is 0.
The issue is seen with Xen, but it could affect other systems.
Set roots_per_node to 1 in this case. Print a firmware bug when this is
performed for non-virtualized systems.
[ bp: Massage commit message. ]
x86/amd_node: Avoid divide by zero on virtualized systems
On a virtualized system, the number of nodes does not have a relationship to
the number of roots. A Xen PVH dom0 can calculate roots_per_node as 0, which
crashes with a divide by zero in:
if (count++ % roots_per_node)
because the underlying topology code on Xen ends up making num_nodes
2 and num_roots 1 and the integer division result is 0.
The issue is seen with Xen, but it could affect other systems.
Set roots_per_node to 1 in this case. Print a firmware bug when this is
performed for non-virtualized systems.
[ bp: Massage commit message. ]
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/amd_node: Avoid divide by zero on virtualized systems On a virtualized system, the number of nodes does not have a relationship to the number of roots. A Xen PVH dom0 can calculate roots_per_node as 0, which crashes with a divide by zero in: if (count++ % roots_per_node) because the underlying topology code on Xen ends up making num_nodes 2 and num_roots 1 and the integer division result is 0. The issue is seen with Xen, but it could affect other systems. Set roots_per_node to 1 in this case. Print a firmware bug when this is performed for non-virtualized systems. [ bp: Massage commit message. ] | |
| Title | x86/amd_node: Avoid divide by zero on virtualized systems | |
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Linux
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T13:25:54.905Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.346Z
Link: CVE-2026-98390
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:49.873
Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:49.873
Link: CVE-2026-98390
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