{"cve":"CVE-2024-56587","nvd":{"published":"2024-12-27T15:15:17.917","modified":"2026-06-17T08:12:28.863","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nleds: class: Protect brightness_show() with led_cdev->led_access mutex\n\nThere is NULL pointer issue observed if from Process A where hid device\nbeing added which results in adding a led_cdev addition and later a\nanother call to access of led_cdev attribute from Process B can result\nin NULL pointer issue.\n\nUse mutex led_cdev->led_access to protect access to led->cdev and its\nattribute inside brightness_show() and max_brightness_show() and also\nupdate the comment for mutex that it should be used to protect the led\nclass device fields.\n\n\tProcess A \t\t\t\tProcess B\n\n kthread+0x114\n worker_thread+0x244\n process_scheduled_works+0x248\n uhid_device_add_worker+0x24\n hid_add_device+0x120\n device_add+0x268\n bus_probe_device+0x94\n device_initial_probe+0x14\n __device_attach+0xfc\n bus_for_each_drv+0x10c\n __device_attach_driver+0x14c\n driver_probe_device+0x3c\n __driver_probe_device+0xa0\n really_probe+0x190\n hid_device_probe+0x130\n ps_probe+0x990\n ps_led_register+0x94\n devm_led_classdev_register_ext+0x58\n led_classdev_register_ext+0x1f8\n device_create_with_groups+0x48\n device_create_groups_vargs+0xc8\n device_add+0x244\n kobject_uevent+0x14\n kobject_uevent_env[jt]+0x224\n mutex_unlock[jt]+0xc4\n __mutex_unlock_slowpath+0xd4\n wake_up_q+0x70\n try_to_wake_up[jt]+0x48c\n preempt_schedule_common+0x28\n __schedule+0x628\n __switch_to+0x174\n\t\t\t\t\t\tel0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac\n\t\t\t\t\t\tel0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xbc\n\t\t\t\t\t\tel0_svc+0x38/0x68\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdo_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28\n\t\t\t\t\t\tel0_svc_common+0x80/0xe0\n\t\t\t\t\t\tinvoke_syscall+0x58/0x114\n\t\t\t\t\t\t__arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x2c\n\t\t\t\t\t\tksys_read+0x78/0xe8\n\t\t\t\t\t\tvfs_read+0x1e0/0x2c8\n\t\t\t\t\t\tkernfs_fop_read_iter+0x68/0x1b4\n\t\t\t\t\t\tseq_read_iter+0x158/0x4ec\n\t\t\t\t\t\tkernfs_seq_show+0x44/0x54\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsysfs_kf_seq_show+0xb4/0x130\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdev_attr_show+0x38/0x74\n\t\t\t\t\t\tbrightness_show+0x20/0x4c\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdualshock4_led_get_brightness+0xc/0x74\n\n[ 3313.874295][ T4013] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000060\n[ 3313.874301][ T4013] Mem abort info:\n[ 3313.874303][ T4013]   ESR = 0x0000000096000006\n[ 3313.874305][ T4013]   EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits\n[ 3313.874307][ T4013]   SET = 0, FnV = 0\n[ 3313.874309][ T4013]   EA = 0, S1PTW = 0\n[ 3313.874311][ T4013]   FSC = 0x06: level 2 translation fault\n[ 3313.874313][ T4013] Data abort info:\n[ 3313.874314][ T4013]   ISV = 0, ISS = 0x00000006, ISS2 = 0x00000000\n[ 3313.874316][ T4013]   CM = 0, WnR = 0, TnD = 0, TagAccess = 0\n[ 3313.874318][ T4013]   GCS = 0, Overlay = 0, DirtyBit = 0, Xs = 0\n[ 3313.874320][ T4013] user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=00000008f2b0a000\n..\n\n[ 3313.874332][ T4013] Dumping ftrace buffer:\n[ 3313.874334][ T4013]    (ftrace buffer empty)\n..\n..\n[ dd3313.874639][ T4013] CPU: 6 PID: 4013 Comm: InputReader\n[ 3313.874648][ T4013] pc : dualshock4_led_get_brightness+0xc/0x74\n[ 3313.874653][ T4013] lr : led_update_brightness+0x38/0x60\n[ 3313.874656][ T4013] sp : ffffffc0b910bbd0\n..\n..\n[ 3313.874685][ T4013] Call trace:\n[ 3313.874687][ T4013]  dualshock4_led_get_brightness+0xc/0x74\n[ 3313.874690][ T4013]  brightness_show+0x20/0x4c\n[ 3313.874692][ T4013]  dev_attr_show+0x38/0x74\n[ 3313.874696][ T4013]  sysfs_kf_seq_show+0xb4/0x130\n[ 3313.874700][ T4013]  kernfs_seq_show+0x44/0x54\n[ 3313.874703][ T4013]  seq_read_iter+0x158/0x4ec\n[ 3313.874705][ T4013]  kernfs_fop_read_iter+0x68/0x1b4\n[ 3313.874708][ T4013]  vfs_read+0x1e0/0x2c8\n[ 3313.874711][ T4013]  ksys_read+0x78/0xe8\n[ 3313.874714][ T4013]  __arm64_sys_read+0x1c/0x2c\n[ 3313.874718][ T4013]  invoke_syscall+0x58/0x114\n[ 3313.874721][ T4013]  el0_svc_common+0x80/0xe0\n[ 3313.874724][ T4013]  do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28\n[ 3313.874727][ T4013]  el0_svc+0x38/0x68\n[ 3313.874730][ T4013]  el0t_64_sync_handler+0x68/0xbc\n[ 3313.874732][ T4013]  el0t_64_sync+0x1a8/0x1ac","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ca7cd938725a4050dcd62ae9472e931d603118d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50d9f68e4adf86901cbab1bd5b91f710aa9141b9","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84b42d5b5fcd767c9b7f30b0b32065ed949fe804","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8283d52ed15c02bb2eb9b1b8644dcc34f8e98f1","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb4a6236a430cfc3713f470f3a969f39d6d4ca25"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:57:56.913276502+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-56587","score":0.00255,"percentile":0.17092,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities 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CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}