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CVE-2026-97444: ACPICA: add boundary checks in two places

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: add boundary checks in two places Add boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_namestring() and acpi_ps_peek_opcode() to prevent out-of-bounds access.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.12 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/253d7272d01db9529c79b95205c0f859ef9f4f23
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38ee32a9ace6fae8965f059b38e6e7fb27b1e7ce
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8c1efc0fd3abb2d2b1254315f36db03abc88eb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de2cffef5e6b5b79eec8c934df582459b818228
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f03d84c95a51436878cd750a14f8ca37eeb3112
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc35754012906dbf094be104b103ca3adfef6f7
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c917df56b73719a2d4cee1c4ab4a6626acb95315

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