---
id: CVE-2026-97917
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  accel/ivpu: Validate full buffer range in ivpu_to_cpu_addr

  Add a size parameter to ivpu_to_cpu_addr() and validate that the
  whole [vpu_addr, vpu_addr + size) range sta…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  accel/ivpu: Validate full buffer range in ivpu_to_cpu_addr

  Add a size parameter to ivpu_to_cpu_addr() and validate that the
  whole [vpu_addr, vpu_addr + size) range sta…
severity: medium
vendor: Linux
product: Linux
affected:
  - >-
    Linux >= 647371a6609ddf8700fe151af72e32daebb9baa7 <
    5419be345f32222750e006b85b7f9bae1a285c8e
  - >-
    Linux >= 647371a6609ddf8700fe151af72e32daebb9baa7 <
    43c68f52aecd519eb682fa09d57ae52c896f860f
  - >-
    Linux >= 647371a6609ddf8700fe151af72e32daebb9baa7 <
    29f82a2280e170429370e7a842cde4e70ead8547
  - >-
    Linux >= 647371a6609ddf8700fe151af72e32daebb9baa7 <
    3837c3f29fbc3b8c12bebf5c62741e2befe3482a
  - Linux 6.3
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T11:17:18.700'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97917'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29f82a2280e170429370e7a842cde4e70ead8547'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3837c3f29fbc3b8c12bebf5c62741e2befe3482a'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c68f52aecd519eb682fa09d57ae52c896f860f'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5419be345f32222750e006b85b7f9bae1a285c8e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97917.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97917'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541138'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97917'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97917'
  - url: >-
      https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97917.mbox
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/962e565f45dbea77d12a7ed5ef34df8f0c603e28'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T11:06:38.889Z'
epss: 0.00201
epssPercentile: 0.09871
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-787
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

accel/ivpu: Validate full buffer range in ivpu_to_cpu_addr

Add a size parameter to ivpu_to_cpu_addr() and validate that the
whole [vpu_addr, vpu_addr + size) range stays within the BO.

## 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 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97917.json)