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Change History

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 ]

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/293125536ef5521328815fa7c76d5f9eb1635659

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f067aa59430266386b83c18b983ca583faa6a11

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de5fc93275a4a459fe2f7cb746984f2ab3e8292a