# CVE-2026-97913: accel: ethosu: Ensure cmd stream ends with a stop op

> A missing stop operation in the Ethos-U command stream can cause hardware timeouts, leading to a denial of service in the Linux kernel.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97913, GHSA-3g6x-42f6-fgw4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-97913

## What is CVE-2026-97913?

CVE-2026-97913 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

accel: ethosu: Ensure cmd stream ends with a stop op

While the QSIZE register setting should prevent an out of bounds access
of the command stream, it is not clear whether the h/w generates an
interrupt in this case as is required (to prevent a timeout). As a stop op
is expected end of the command stream, let's just ensure it is present. A
stop op in the middle of the command stream also makes no sense.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97913?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-97913?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-97913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-97913 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-97913 is a denial of service vulnerability in Linux, published on 25 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97913/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97913/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97913
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97913
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97913

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-97913/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.