Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-97451
Published: September 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152018
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-97451
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause memory corruption.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow in acpi_ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R() when calculating the truncation length for a String or Buffer operand. A local user can trigger the vulnerable operation with values that cause Index + Length to overflow to cause memory corruption.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-97451
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3