CVE-2026-97450

ACPICA: validate handler object type in two places

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 24, 2026 at 04:04 PM UTC

Updated: October 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: validate handler object type in two places ACPICA: validate handler object type in acpi_ev_has_default_handler() and acpi_ev_find_region_handler().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

2.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2712.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.2222.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1892.6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.1112.6.12 ≤ v < 6.18.532.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.1582.6.12 ≤ v < 7.21da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 2.6.12

Vendor states this is fixed in 254e304f68dc079906ce2df4723548ffe35f682a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4c977d57a784682dc8c6cce2f9253ef44ec28ae8 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 7af2da201623ab5bc0773bd3eeb2f2345cfa1c4a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9d9fbf6b895a23238e4a7b1a3230f648f0d952a1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in bfd981d35ed3156414fd35b4fe311d5d25cbfca6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c5296da2d516707862f8a2dbb4b515f777e5294f (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e98825650c2eb1605c707fd1391ceed65bb8e481 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.271 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.222 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.111 (unaffected)