What happened
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 versions
Linux: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before e16d1e5fcb17dfc369e20095f8cf5e841101279e (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before a6cd2fc2d5429a5b7d5a8b9ba0e6663e8ccbc9ba (git); 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 through before 6e8c55e13a5e3a9f38921d62924f18ceba3330eb (git); 2.6.12 Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
No public PoC reference has passed the current publication threshold.
Source timeline
CVE record published by NVDView source ↗
Record history
Record created from the first normalized source observation.
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