---
id: CVE-2026-97445
title: |-
  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.
summary: |-
  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.
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'
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    816badec122fe01d05265f2d306212739f5d3fdb
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    cd60a407a3a6d75347a04f9271b7b561d06d21c8
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    37c794f87a72471f7ef71633ac0550ad14ac0885
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    50a11e2f3dc8a7189e7ebbd3eeafa51f16128a56
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    f65e2ef7ccca11dc874f48aff996a6a26528f8e7
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    d0fb1973f705c8b8bd7e118e4a9a65d05d800fba
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    b2e21fe8c3361c3d0d57ee56d359bea9b51fda3d
  - Linux 2.6.12
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-10-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-03T11:17:56.153'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97445'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37c794f87a72471f7ef71633ac0550ad14ac0885'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50a11e2f3dc8a7189e7ebbd3eeafa51f16128a56'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816badec122fe01d05265f2d306212739f5d3fdb'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e21fe8c3361c3d0d57ee56d359bea9b51fda3d'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cd60a407a3a6d75347a04f9271b7b561d06d21c8'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0fb1973f705c8b8bd7e118e4a9a65d05d800fba'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f65e2ef7ccca11dc874f48aff996a6a26528f8e7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00156
epssPercentile: 0.04738
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T16:47:15.877Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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