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CVE-2026-72238

Linux kernel

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.

EPSS 0.211%Risk 0
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Published
2026-08-15 06:21:50
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Kernel
Last modified
2026-08-17 06:18:25
Vector
Pending