{"id":"CVE-2026-97448","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\n\nAdd validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\nto prevent use-after-free vulnerabilities.","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\n\nAdd validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\nto prevent use-after-free vulnerabilities.","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-825"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < 087eed8b347e14864f8806fa1f5976c7dc2c6792","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < b06bb9b82c8f9a522dde213b1e0ddd535f22e3a2","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < 90ebe7f8bb6ca1c6eadb16bed141ab8bb3dbab70","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < 26dd27000e9540fcb594f15010b0696b03b0d240","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < 21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b","Linux >= d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8 < 96b2b616870e46e2bc04efec03879683a0036e66","Linux 4.3"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:56.417","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97448","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087eed8b347e14864f8806fa1f5976c7dc2c6792","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26dd27000e9540fcb594f15010b0696b03b0d240","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ebe7f8bb6ca1c6eadb16bed141ab8bb3dbab70","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b2b616870e46e2bc04efec03879683a0036e66","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06bb9b82c8f9a522dde213b1e0ddd535f22e3a2","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97448.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97448"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540390"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97448"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97448"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97448.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00138,"epssPercentile":0.03137,"scores":{"nvd":7.7,"vendor":5.5},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.876Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97448","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\n\nAdd validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()\nto prevent use-after-free vulnerabilities.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97448.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210599,"id":"CVE-2026-97448","ts":1790316056699,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.7"},{"seq":210598,"id":"CVE-2026-97448","ts":1790316056699,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}