---
id: CVE-2026-97452
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references

  Prevent adding references for local, argument, and debug objects
  in acpi_ut_copy_simple_object().
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references

  Prevent adding references for local, argument, and debug objects
  in acpi_ut_copy_simple_object().
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 <
    e16d1e5fcb17dfc369e20095f8cf5e841101279e
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    a6cd2fc2d5429a5b7d5a8b9ba0e6663e8ccbc9ba
  - >-
    Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <
    6e8c55e13a5e3a9f38921d62924f18ceba3330eb
  - Linux < 6.12.111
  - Linux < 6.18.53
  - Linux (all versions)
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T05:17:06.440'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97452'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e8c55e13a5e3a9f38921d62924f18ceba3330eb'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6cd2fc2d5429a5b7d5a8b9ba0e6663e8ccbc9ba'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e16d1e5fcb17dfc369e20095f8cf5e841101279e'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T16:47:15.874Z'
---

## Overview

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

ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references

Prevent adding references for local, argument, and debug objects
in acpi_ut_copy_simple_object().

## Remediation

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