CVE-2025-23144
MEDIUM EPSS 7.3%
Published May 1, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Published May 1, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
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 Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
7.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available
Affected Products 12
| Vendor | Product | Version | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.6.1 – <5.10.237 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.11 – <5.15.181 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥5.16 – <6.1.136 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.2 – <6.6.88 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.7 – <6.12.24 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.13 – <6.13.12 |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | ≥6.14 – <6.14.3 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.6 | any |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.6 | any |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.6 | any |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.6 | any |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 | any |
References 10
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4b
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777e
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html
Remediation
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4b
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7
- git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777e