CVE-2026-97444: ACPICA: add boundary checks in two places

Published Sep 24, 2026
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Updated

ACPICA: add boundary checks in two places

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
Linux ACPICA
Microsoft azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1<6.6.158.1-1
6.6.158.1-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.6.158.1-1
  2. Compensating control

    Add boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_namestring() and acpi_ps_peek_opcode() to prevent out-of-bounds access.

Event History

Sep 24, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:03 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:03 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·05:17 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Sep 28, 2026
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·10:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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