CVE-2023-54242

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 6.2.1-1280.native

Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the block, bfq subsystem. Specifically, a division by zero error can occur when the weighted sum is zero during limit calculations. This issue was discovered while running stress tests as root using the command: stress-ng --ioprio 0. The error manifests as a divide error oops.

Recommendations Versions prior to 6.2.1-1280.native should be updated.