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CVE-2026-97455: ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method()

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-24 · updated 2026-10-03

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() Fix use-after-free issue in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() by clearing references to method locals and arguments.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 2.6.12 — fixed in 7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2793b1c38f0053fd9b119ce4607dd056eb05d382
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3855d8992f5a88b033925cc4f6aef7a485f326cb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460aed7b408508a2c28ca4fdd8d90a82bb4005aa
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ca6f67816a229e07a08cac4bef1b3858abde66
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/945e87267cfd90937b3c637f87324cbb56998b72
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef5a8d939c1e5b36e75450bbb5b6348faff4dcf3
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe7b3d3b7490c2c0119f2d84fa33996dcbc71042

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