[PATCH] mtd: block2mtd: Fix divide error when erase_size is zero
From: Pei Xiao
Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 05:18:09 EST
The erase size is parsed from the "block2mtd" module parameter and can
be set to zero. add_device() then evaluates
if ((long)size % erase_size)
with a zero divisor, which triggers a divide error:
divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
RIP: 0010:add_device drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:296 [inline]
RIP: 0010:block2mtd_setup2+0x592/0xda0 drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:459
Call Trace:
block2mtd_setup+0x27/0xe0 drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c:476
param_attr_store+0x214/0x310 kernel/params.c:589
module_attr_store+0x65/0x90 kernel/params.c:904
kernfs_fop_write_iter+0x3a4/0x540 fs/kernfs/file.c:345
...
Reject a zero erase size before performing the modulo operation so the
existing "erasesize must be a divisor of device size" error path
reports the invalid argument and frees the device.
Fixes: ea6d833a3fdd ("mtd: block2mtd: check device size")
Reported-by: syzbot+b320a4d5f65a61dbbf89@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/6a791c94.01d0871a.3a0d52.009b.GAE@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#m5d4961a95b273da06457d603ddcc4170bf82a9fd
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Pei Xiao <xiaopei01@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
index 03e80b2c4f5a..349fa07be314 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/block2mtd.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static struct block2mtd_dev *add_device(char *devname, int erase_size,
}
size = bdev_nr_bytes(bdev);
- if ((long)size % erase_size) {
+ if (!erase_size || (long)size % erase_size) {
pr_err("erasesize must be a divisor of device size\n");
goto err_free_block2mtd;
}
--
2.25.1