{"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","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 96b2b616870e46e2bc04efec03879683a0036e66","Linux < 6.12.111","Linux < 6.18.53","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T05:17:06.087","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97448","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b","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/babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"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.","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"}]}