CVE-2026-97452

ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references

HIGH

8.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 24, 2026 at 04:04 PM UTC

Updated: October 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

HIGH8.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

Description

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().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

2.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2712.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.2222.6.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1892.6.12 ≤ v < 6.12.1112.6.12 ≤ v < 6.18.532.6.12 ≤ v < 6.6.1582.6.12 ≤ v < 7.21da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 2.6.12

Vendor states this is fixed in 2350a6f89eca45f9219f37b331e4083f96299996 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 61cb905c33d0e0c6ff3c9c90fb269331bce8c2c0 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6e8c55e13a5e3a9f38921d62924f18ceba3330eb (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in a6cd2fc2d5429a5b7d5a8b9ba0e6663e8ccbc9ba (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in c2cf936b07b0a298637e56e53ef043c7ff8eee31 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in d239ccf5069f892cc36b9befafda030b3ca789e6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e16d1e5fcb17dfc369e20095f8cf5e841101279e (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.271 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.222 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.111 (unaffected)