CVE-2025-40211In 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->brightne…
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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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- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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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
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba1704316492a0496c69334338ea1fdbf4c2fd34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc78a4f51d548c1ccc3d1967c2b394bf687c86e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5fc93275a4a459fe2f7cb746984f2ab3e8292a
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