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CVE-2025-40211
published 2025-11-21

CVE-2025-40211: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: Fix use-after-free in acpi_video_switch_brightness() The…

PriorityP421high7.8
EPSS
0.19%
9.1th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ACPI: video: Fix use-after-free in acpi_video_switch_brightness() The switch_brightness_work delayed work accesses device->brightness and device->backlight, freed by acpi_video_dev_unregister_backlight() during device removal. If the work executes after acpi_video_bus_unregister_backlight() frees these resources, it causes a use-after-free when acpi_video_switch_brightness() dereferences device->brightness or device->backlight. Fix this by calling cancel_delayed_work_sync() for each device's switch_brightness_work in acpi_video_bus_remove_notify_handler() after removing the notify handler that queues the work. This ensures the work completes before the memory is freed. [ rjw: Changelog edit ]

Affected

30 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < 3f803ccf5a0c043e7c8b83f6665b082401fc8bee3f803ccf5a0c043e7c8b83f6665b082401fc8bee
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < ba1704316492a0496c69334338ea1fdbf4c2fd34ba1704316492a0496c69334338ea1fdbf4c2fd34
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < bc78a4f51d548c1ccc3d1967c2b394bf687c86e9bc78a4f51d548c1ccc3d1967c2b394bf687c86e9
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < a63a5b6fb508d78fe57ae3b159d9ef3af7ba80e9a63a5b6fb508d78fe57ae3b159d9ef3af7ba80e9
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < 4e85246ec0d019dfba86ba54d841ef6694f971494e85246ec0d019dfba86ba54d841ef6694f97149
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < de5fc93275a4a459fe2f7cb746984f2ab3e8292ade5fc93275a4a459fe2f7cb746984f2ab3e8292a
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < 293125536ef5521328815fa7c76d5f9eb1635659293125536ef5521328815fa7c76d5f9eb1635659
linuxlinux>= 8ab58e8e7e097bae5fe39cbc67eb93a91f7134b7 < 8f067aa59430266386b83c18b983ca583faa6a118f067aa59430266386b83c18b983ca583faa6a11
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.247-15.10.247-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.159-16.1.159-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.63-16.12.63-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.8-16.17.8-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.15.0-173.1835.15.0-173.183
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-106.1066.8.0-106.106
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.17.0-14.146.17.0-14.14
linuxlinux_kernel>= 3.17.0 < 5.4.3025.4.302
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.11.0 < 5.15.1975.15.197
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.16.0 < 6.1.1596.1.159
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.5.0 < 5.10.2475.10.247
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13.0 < 6.17.86.17.8
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.2.0 < 6.6.1176.6.117
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7.0 < 6.12.586.12.58

CVSS provenance

osv7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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