Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
backlight: led_bl: Hold led_access lock when calling led_sysfs_disable()
Lockdep detects the following issue on led-backlight removal: [ 142.315935] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 142.315954] WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 292 at drivers/leds/led-core.c:455 led_sysfs_enable+0x54/0x80 ... [ 142.500725] Call trace: [ 142.503176] led_sysfs_enable+0x54/0x80 (P) [ 142.507370] led_bl_remove+0x80/0xa8 [led_bl] [ 142.511742] platform_remove+0x30/0x58 [ 142.515501] device_remove+0x54/0x90 ...
Indeed, led_sysfs_enable() has to be called with the led_access lock held.
Hold the lock when calling led_sysfs_disable().
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4b; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777e; >= ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33, < 276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.6 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777ePatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2025
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed