CVE-2026-97970
Linux: watchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero
Linux LinuxOperating systemsCVSS
NoneNot scoredExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.17%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0Also 660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520, 3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447f and 3 moreCVE List
What fixes it
- 5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0LinuxCVE List
- 660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520LinuxCVE List
- 3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447fLinuxCVE List
- 47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47LinuxCVE List
- 5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6LinuxCVE List
- 3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069LinuxCVE List
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
watchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero
clk_get_rate() could return 0. Avoid a division by zero panic.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 16
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0CVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before db900bc7c0739e5505a84bebb1bff2c3f67860e3CVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520CVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447fCVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47CVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6CVE List
- Linuxaffected: e9800b7994642a794afd4894f072541c14277ce8 before 3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069CVE List
- Linuxaffected: 5.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: all versions before 5.14CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 5.15.222 through 5.15.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.1.189 through 6.1.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.6.158 through 6.6.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.12.111 through 6.12.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 6.18.53 through 6.18.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.2.7 through 7.2.*CVE List
- Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List
References 7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/db900bc7c0739e5505a84bebb1bff2c3f67860e3Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447fReferencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6Referencevia CVE List
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069Referencevia CVE List