# CVE-2026-46161: md/raid10: fix divide-by-zero in setup\_geo() with zero far\_copies

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-05-28 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- Linux: from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 0b43a70394ce492274e67463326be03e0a9897c5; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in c716ab3034f84f8a6c226814247b8c5ac9f95da1; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 553e32adfa1a96b217651139a3f8c3b92b9984ac; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 4af2e558e6fdfb972c61350653fd55d1f62b60a5; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 9d8e03b9a2b1e8ce5c198bf3a409a629f4d02cda; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 913d556e4bd1b56ed822815655b82c7bb54edc51; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in f9ddb621b2325eb69c95692958daf2bab4dea2c4; from 475901aff15841fb0a81e7546517407779a9b061, fixed in 9aa6d860b0930e2f72795665c42c44252a558a0c
- Linux: 3.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.9.0, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.140; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.88; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.30; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: md/raid10: fix divide-by-zero in setup_geo() with zero far_copies setup_geo() extracts near_copies (nc) and far_copies (fc) from the user-provided layout parameter without checking for zero. When fc=0 with the "improved" far set layout selected, 'geo->far_set_size = disks / fc' triggers a divide-by-zero. Validate nc and fc immediately after extraction, returning -1 if either is zero.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.88) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b43a70394ce492274e67463326be03e0a9897c5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c716ab3034f84f8a6c226814247b8c5ac9f95da1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/553e32adfa1a96b217651139a3f8c3b92b9984ac
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4af2e558e6fdfb972c61350653fd55d1f62b60a5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d8e03b9a2b1e8ce5c198bf3a409a629f4d02cda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/913d556e4bd1b56ed822815655b82c7bb54edc51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9ddb621b2325eb69c95692958daf2bab4dea2c4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9aa6d860b0930e2f72795665c42c44252a558a0c

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