CVE-2026-97444 in Linux

Summary

by MITRE • 09/24/2026

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.

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• Responsible: Linux
• Reservation: 09/24/2026
• Disclosure: 09/24/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-409601
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-125 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 10.0 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Government, Energy, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97444
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97444
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-97444/