CVE-2026-72238
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72238
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-72238.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-72238
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-08-15T05:54:27Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-18T03:31:20Z
- Summary
- x86/boot: Validate console=uart8250 baud rate to fix early boot hang
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72238.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24fbed0a2a45f5f379ef2b53bd2abe58be1142ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dad7e870c7e5178f71b5e1e4f67934b9e8cc207
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a77a7639dfdc3eca417cd37620ce64da79c80c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4d05032e9af7137eab8f3af2855073f896ca843
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1a276a731d02cbb728d0530f327a68728f2d8b0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa96a22613b86e05cd81229ce0be411c1a4a79a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7c67c97b37c11f2a95c204092fb8159f2779e8f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffa0aa5b625fe0bed7463ac613f8b06676ff4542
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/72xxx/CVE-2026-72238.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72238
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedce0aa5dd20e44372f9617dd67c984f41fcdbed88Fixedc1a276a731d02cbb728d0530f327a68728f2d8b0Fixed24fbed0a2a45f5f379ef2b53bd2abe58be1142adFixedefa96a22613b86e05cd81229ce0be411c1a4a79aFixed9a77a7639dfdc3eca417cd37620ce64da79c80c4Fixedb4d05032e9af7137eab8f3af2855073f896ca843Fixedf7c67c97b37c11f2a95c204092fb8159f2779e8fFixed4dad7e870c7e5178f71b5e1e4f67934b9e8cc207Fixedffa0aa5b625fe0bed7463ac613f8b06676ff4542
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced2.6.36Fixed5.10.261
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.11.0Fixed5.15.212
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced5.16.0Fixed6.1.178
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced6.2.0Fixed6.6.145
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced6.7.0Fixed6.12.97
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.13.0Fixed6.18.40
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced6.19.0Fixed7.1.5