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CVE-2024-56587
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2024-12-27T15:15:17.917 · Last modified 2026-06-17T08:12:28.863

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: leds: class: Protect brightness_show() with led_cdev->led_access mutex There is NULL pointer issue observed if from Process A where hid device being added which results in adding a led_cdev addition and later a another call to access of led_cdev attribute from Process B can result in NULL pointer issue. Use mutex led_cdev->led_access to protect access to led->cdev and its attribute inside brightness_show() and max_brightness_show() and also update the comment for mutex that it should be used to protect the led class device fields. Process A Process B kthread+0x114 worker_thread+0x244 process_scheduled_works+0x248 uhid_device_add_worker+0x24 hid_add_device+0x120 device_add+0x268 bus_probe_device+0x94 devic

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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