{"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","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < fe7b3d3b7490c2c0119f2d84fa33996dcbc71042","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < ef5a8d939c1e5b36e75450bbb5b6348faff4dcf3","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 945e87267cfd90937b3c637f87324cbb56998b72","Linux < 6.12.111","Linux < 6.18.53","Linux (all versions)"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T05:17:06.673","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97455","references":[{"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"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"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.","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"}]}