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CVE-2026-97445: ACPICA: Enhance buffer validation in acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• 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: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Enhance buffer validation in acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources() Enhance buffer validation in acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources() to prevent buffer overflows.

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/37c794f87a72471f7ef71633ac0550ad14ac0885
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a11e2f3dc8a7189e7ebbd3eeafa51f16128a56
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816badec122fe01d05265f2d306212739f5d3fdb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e21fe8c3361c3d0d57ee56d359bea9b51fda3d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd60a407a3a6d75347a04f9271b7b561d06d21c8
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0fb1973f705c8b8bd7e118e4a9a65d05d800fba
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65e2ef7ccca11dc874f48aff996a6a26528f8e7

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