What is CVE-2025-38297?

CVE-2025-38297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-38297?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2025-38297

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: PM: EM: Fix potential division-by-zero error in em_compute_costs() When the device is of a non-CPU type, table[i].performance won't be initialized in the previous em_ini…

EPSS: 0.001 (4.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 1b600da510735a0f92c8b4140a7e2cb037a6a6c3, 6.9, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-38297?: CVE-2025-38297 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-38297?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.