[PATCH v1 19/27] ACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()
From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 14:18:17 EST
From: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>
Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path()
to prevent use-after-free vulnerabilities.
Link: https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/b35adf49e89a
Signed-off-by: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index 22aeeeb56cff..19802da865c5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -222,6 +222,12 @@ acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
goto build_trailing_null;
}
+ /* Validate the Node to avoid use-after-free vulnerabilities */
+
+ if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(node) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
+ goto build_trailing_null;
+ }
+
next_node = node;
while (next_node && next_node != acpi_gbl_root_node) {
if (next_node != node) {
--
2.51.0