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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40211

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-40211 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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 ]

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 6.1.106-1, 6.1.106-2
Debian:11linux-6.10, 6.1.158-1, 6.1.153-1
Debian:14linux6.12.41-1, *, 6.14.6-1
Debian:13linux*, 6.12.63-1, 6.12.57-1
Debian:11linux5.10.221-1, 5.10.223-1, 5.10.234-1

Timeline

  • Nov 21, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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