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.

cve CVE-2026-97444 2 sources, 3 claims · Watch

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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. the claim

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2026-09-26 15:00 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:02 UTC
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What the source handed over
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2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
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2026-09-29 17:49 UTCLinux
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What the source handed over
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2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
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2026-10-02 18:04 UTC
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2026-09-29 09:45 UTC—
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vulnerability

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.
zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-24
cvss 7.7 product Linux status Received vendor Linux source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: add boundary checks...
zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-24
cvss 7.7 severity high source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: add boundary checks...
zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-24
cvss 7.7 severity high source