{"id":"CVE-2026-98409","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: rtd119x: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: rtd119x: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0.  Avoid a division by zero panic.","severity":"medium","published":"2026-10-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T14:17:52.100","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98409","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f22001b34984350844d629862f70934770cb796","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5af7d2cbd20f893def03c8310a460ade66a5d822","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/757c721545b9ffac5c3042a0cd3685ea28af7e81","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a12e049d517d7dee78500633f8f0e47262a67e0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4ede87765a2e58ca4f18f5f8037c4826b9cc93f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98409.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98409"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2552225"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98409"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98409"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98409.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T15:36:13.983Z","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 2bdf6acbfead7e9aa69f36ee5682d1e5c8f70367 < 757c721545b9ffac5c3042a0cd3685ea28af7e81","Linux >= 2bdf6acbfead7e9aa69f36ee5682d1e5c8f70367 < 1f22001b34984350844d629862f70934770cb796","Linux >= 2bdf6acbfead7e9aa69f36ee5682d1e5c8f70367 < b4ede87765a2e58ca4f18f5f8037c4826b9cc93f","Linux >= 2bdf6acbfead7e9aa69f36ee5682d1e5c8f70367 < 8a12e049d517d7dee78500633f8f0e47262a67e0","Linux >= 2bdf6acbfead7e9aa69f36ee5682d1e5c8f70367 < 5af7d2cbd20f893def03c8310a460ade66a5d822","Linux 4.16"],"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-369"],"epss":0.00206,"epssPercentile":0.10484,"slug":"CVE-2026-98409","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwatchdog: rtd119x: Avoid division by zero\n\nclk_get_rate() could return 0.  Avoid a division by zero panic.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-10-16 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98409.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":222940,"id":"CVE-2026-98409","ts":1792151736004,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":222939,"id":"CVE-2026-98409","ts":1792151736004,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}