CVE-2025-40211

Published: November 22, 2025Last modified: November 22, 2025

Description

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 ]

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References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293125536ef5521328815fa7c76d5f9eb1635659
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e85246ec0d019dfba86ba54d841ef6694f97149
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f067aa59430266386b83c18b983ca583faa6a11
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5fc93275a4a459fe2f7cb746984f2ab3e8292a