CVE-2024-42223: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-frontends: tda10048: Fix integer overflow state->xtal_hz can be up to 16M, so it can overflow a 32 bit integer when multiplied by pll_mfactor. Create a new 64 bit variable to hold the calculations.
CVE-2024-42223CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2024-42223: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-frontends: tda10048: Fix integer overflow state->xtal_hz can be up to 16M, so it can overflow a 32 bit integer when multiplied by pll_mfactor. Create a new 64 bit variable to hold the calculations.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
14.08%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: dvb-frontends: tda10048: Fix integer overflow state->xtal_hz can be up to 16M, so it can overflow a 32 bit integer when multiplied by pll_mfactor. Create a new 64 bit variable to hold the calculations.

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