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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| Weaknesses | CWE-369 |
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | x86/boot: Validate console=uart8250 baud rate to fix early boot hang | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:27.424Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.914Z
Link: CVE-2026-72238
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:50.850
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:50.850
Link: CVE-2026-72238
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-15T10:30:05Z