---
id: CVE-2026-97444
title: |-
  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.
summary: |-
  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.
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-125
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    3a8c1efc0fd3abb2d2b1254315f36db03abc88eb
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    c917df56b73719a2d4cee1c4ab4a6626acb95315
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    4f03d84c95a51436878cd750a14f8ca37eeb3112
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    38ee32a9ace6fae8965f059b38e6e7fb27b1e7ce
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    253d7272d01db9529c79b95205c0f859ef9f4f23
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    4de2cffef5e6b5b79eec8c934df582459b818228
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    bdc35754012906dbf094be104b103ca3adfef6f7
  - Linux 2.6.12
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T11:17:56.017'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97444'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/253d7272d01db9529c79b95205c0f859ef9f4f23'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38ee32a9ace6fae8965f059b38e6e7fb27b1e7ce'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a8c1efc0fd3abb2d2b1254315f36db03abc88eb'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4de2cffef5e6b5b79eec8c934df582459b818228'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f03d84c95a51436878cd750a14f8ca37eeb3112'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdc35754012906dbf094be104b103ca3adfef6f7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c917df56b73719a2d4cee1c4ab4a6626acb95315'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97444.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97444'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540413'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97444'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97444'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97444.mbox
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - score-dispute
epss: 0.00142
epssPercentile: 0.03454
scores:
  nvd: 7.7
  vendor: 5.5
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T16:47:15.877Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, 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 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97444.json)