CVE-2025-23144
What it is
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().
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.237
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.181
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.136
- Linux Kernel < 6.6.88
- Linux Kernel < 6.12.24
- Linux Kernel < 6.13.12
- Linux Kernel < 6.14.3
- Linux Kernel 5.6
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777e
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11d128f7eacec276c75cf4712880a6307ca9c885
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c82f5a393d8b9a5c1ea032413719862098afd4b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/276822a00db3c1061382b41e72cafc09d6a0ec30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61a5c565fd2442d3128f3bab5f022658adc3a4e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c7d67a3c305fc1fa03c32a838e8446fb7aee14
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87d947a0607be384bfe7bb0935884a711e35ca07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b447885ec9130cf86f355e011dc6b94d6ccfb5b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8ddf5107f53789448900f04fa220f34cd2f777e
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00030.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00045.html