Linux vulnerability

What happened

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Add package limit checks in parser functions Add package limit checks in parser functions to prevent out-of-bounds access.

Affected versions

Linux: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 250800658bf3db32e7accc615b0a134c30fba203 (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 1cac04312b77fb81209da13bf5e0b83962568fcb (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before d27d48a528e437aed690f977e69a6fe73fe82ab5 (git); 2.6.12 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.