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CVE-2026-97970: watchdog: msc313e: Avoid division by zero

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-25 · updated 2026-10-19

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.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 5.14 — fixed in 7.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae8eb30f8a0a839bf36fa62e4201ac99946447f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c73a37f5e40972ce26d8eeb98e8b938d719b069
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47eae41c630b9d2ce16a528a1517d4d2f857cd47
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5168267d5ae6f26f751512003df4263ae91ee3f0
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5788a6747eda85051838628b40c430ec6343f3c6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/660571b082331d250fbcef92363e15b38d107520
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db900bc7c0739e5505a84bebb1bff2c3f67860e3

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