{"id":"CVE-2026-97455","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method()\n\nFix use-after-free issue in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() by\nclearing references to method locals…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method()\n\nFix use-after-free issue in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() by\nclearing references to method locals…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-825"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 460aed7b408508a2c28ca4fdd8d90a82bb4005aa","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3855d8992f5a88b033925cc4f6aef7a485f326cb","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 2793b1c38f0053fd9b119ce4607dd056eb05d382","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 63ca6f67816a229e07a08cac4bef1b3858abde66","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < fe7b3d3b7490c2c0119f2d84fa33996dcbc71042","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ef5a8d939c1e5b36e75450bbb5b6348faff4dcf3","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 945e87267cfd90937b3c637f87324cbb56998b72","Linux 2.6.12"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:57.370","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97455","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2793b1c38f0053fd9b119ce4607dd056eb05d382","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3855d8992f5a88b033925cc4f6aef7a485f326cb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/460aed7b408508a2c28ca4fdd8d90a82bb4005aa","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63ca6f67816a229e07a08cac4bef1b3858abde66","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/945e87267cfd90937b3c637f87324cbb56998b72","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef5a8d939c1e5b36e75450bbb5b6348faff4dcf3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe7b3d3b7490c2c0119f2d84fa33996dcbc71042","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97455.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97455"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2540389"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97455"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97455"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97455.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00141,"epssPercentile":0.03377,"scores":{"nvd":8.4,"vendor":5.5},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.873Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97455","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method()\n\nFix use-after-free issue in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() by\nclearing references to method locals and arguments.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, … · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97455.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210609,"id":"CVE-2026-97455","ts":1790316057679,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"8.4"},{"seq":210608,"id":"CVE-2026-97455","ts":1790316057679,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}