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 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 ]
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 11% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293125536ef5521328815fa7c76d5f9eb1635659
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f803ccf5a0c043e7c8b83f6665b082401fc8bee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e85246ec0d019dfba86ba54d841ef6694f97149
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f067aa59430266386b83c18b983ca583faa6a11
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a63a5b6fb508d78fe57ae3b159d9ef3af7ba80e9