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.

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Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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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
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon 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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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T14:17:49.873

Modified: 2026-10-14T14:17:49.873

Link: CVE-2026-98390

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98390 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-10-15T23:15:16Z

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