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CVE-2025-37896: Linux kernel · spi: spi-mem: Add fix to avoid divide error

Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium · fixed in 6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1 : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 6.14.0-1007.7 +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 25.10linux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=questingOther threatsAffected
  • 6.17.0-1003.3 – 6.17.0-1017.17
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-aws-6.14pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws-6.14?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-gcp-6.14pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.14?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 6.14.0-1011.11~24.04.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-oem-6.14pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-oem-6.14?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.14.0-1007.7
Fixed in
  • 6.14.0-1007.7
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-oracle-6.14pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-oracle-6.14?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1
Fixed in
  • 6.14.0-1009.9~24.04.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSlinux-raspi-realtimepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-raspi-realtime?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =6.8.0-2019.20
Fixed in–

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: spi: spi-mem: Add fix to avoid divide error For some SPI flash memory operations, dummy bytes are not mandatory. For example, in Winbond SPINAND flash memory devices, the `write_cache` and `update_cache` operation variants have zero dummy bytes. Calculating the duration for SPI memory operations with zero dummy bytes causes a divide error when `ncycles` is calculated in the spi_mem_calc_op_duration(). Add changes to skip the 'ncylcles' calculation for zero dummy bytes. Following divide error is fixed by this change: Oops: divide error: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI ... ? do_trap+0xdb/0x100 ? do_error_trap+0x75/0xb0 ? spi_mem_calc_op_duration+0x56/0xb0 ? exc_divide_error+0x3b/0x70 ? spi_mem_calc_op_duration+0x56/0xb0 ? asm_exc_divide_error+0x1b/0x20 ? spi_mem_calc_op_duration+0x56/0xb0 ? spinand_select_op_variant+0xee/0x190 [spinand] spinand_match_and_init+0x13e/0x1a0 [spinand] spinand_manufacturer_match+0x6e/0xa0 [spinand] spinand_probe+0x357/0x7f0 [spinand] ? kernfs_activate+0x87/0xd0 spi_mem_probe+0x7a/0xb0 spi_probe+0x7d/0x130

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