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CVE-2026-97446ACPICA: Fix NULL pointer dereference in acpi_ns_custom_package()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 6:10 AM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Fix NULL pointer dereference in acpi_ns_custom_package() acpi_ns_custom_package() unconditionally dereferences the first element of the package to read the _BIX version number, without checking for NULL: if ((*Elements)->Common.Type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) When firmware returns a _BIX package whose first element is an unresolvable reference, ACPICA evaluates that entry to NULL. acpi_ns_remove_null_elements() does not strip NULL entries for ACPI_PTYPE_CUSTOM packages (fixed-position format would break if elements were shifted), so acpi_ns_custom_package() sees the NULL and causes a crash. Add a NULL check for the first element (version field) before dereferencing it. The caller then receives AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE instead of crashing.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 3, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 before fad537538cdfcdc51e41db61bbf9ebe5ed9427eb; from 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 before 9936507ac0f2379787a2a805b11ab1cf0f241372; from 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 before 644888605f55395e6012ed43e3ed643ef7ab5013; 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 builds before 08c5dee5da1d8d99b5a4e94db5a3d873c491771e; 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 builds before 3762c6c8ae5073892d7cec736cc54270c7c9ce90; 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 builds before 3cbf096a478f4fa03953f0685ad28c9c82ce67cb; from 7952d40240855932de01bbe81c02bf1416ec91d8 before f8d14b7bb0063bbbd86c0e4d73edb8cea7b362bc	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fad537538cdfcdc51e41db61bbf9ebe5ed9427eb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9936507ac0f2379787a2a805b11ab1cf0f241372
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/644888605f55395e6012ed43e3ed643ef7ab5013
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08c5dee5da1d8d99b5a4e94db5a3d873c491771e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3762c6c8ae5073892d7cec736cc54270c7c9ce90
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3cbf096a478f4fa03953f0685ad28c9c82ce67cb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8d14b7bb0063bbbd86c0e4d73edb8cea7b362bc

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