# CVE-2026-97448: ACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi\_ns\_build\_normalized\_path()

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-10-03

## Affected

- Linux: from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in 087eed8b347e14864f8806fa1f5976c7dc2c6792; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in b06bb9b82c8f9a522dde213b1e0ddd535f22e3a2; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in 90ebe7f8bb6ca1c6eadb16bed141ab8bb3dbab70; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in 26dd27000e9540fcb594f15010b0696b03b0d240; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in 21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b; from d1e7ffe50ba588ddf7de520990815c37f31776d8, fixed in 96b2b616870e46e2bc04efec03879683a0036e66
- Linux: 4.3
- Kernel (Linux): from 4.3.0, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.111; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path() Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path() to prevent use-after-free vulnerabilities.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/087eed8b347e14864f8806fa1f5976c7dc2c6792
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b06bb9b82c8f9a522dde213b1e0ddd535f22e3a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/90ebe7f8bb6ca1c6eadb16bed141ab8bb3dbab70
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26dd27000e9540fcb594f15010b0696b03b0d240
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/babb146ceb79e71f328788f1e2c8c7c224026e61
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a73528579fcbd673b668bd27a05b658123bc1b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96b2b616870e46e2bc04efec03879683a0036e66

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