---
id: CVE-2026-97455
title: |-
  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…
summary: |-
  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…
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **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)