CVE-2025-23144
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 ]------------…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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().
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 12th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.