CVE-2025-68758

LED Backlight is a consumer of one or multiple LED class devices, but devlink is currently unable to create correct supplier-producer links when the supplier is a class device. It creates instead a link where the supplier is the parent of the expected device.

One consequence is that removal order is not correctly enforced.

Issues happen for example with the following sections in a device tree overlay:

// An LED driver chip
pca9632@62 {
    compatible = "nxp,pca9632";
    reg = <0x62>;

// ...

    addon_led_pwm: led-pwm@3 {
        reg = <3>;
        label = "addon:led:pwm";
    };
};

backlight-addon {
    compatible = "led-backlight";
    leds = <&addon_led_pwm>;
    brightness-levels = <255>;
    default-brightness-level = <255>;
};

In this example, the devlink should be created between the backlight-addon (consumer) and the pca9632@62 (supplier). Instead it is created between the backlight-addon (consumer) and the parent of the pca9632@62, which is typically the I2C bus adapter.

On removal of the above overlay, the LED driver can be removed before the backlight device, resulting in:

Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000010
...
Call trace:
 led_put+0xe0/0x140
 devm_led_release+0x6c/0x98

Another way to reproduce the bug without any device tree overlays is unbinding the LED class device (pca9632@62) before unbinding the consumer (backlight-addon):

echo 11-0062 >/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/leds-pca963x/unbind echo ...backlight-dock >/sys/bus/platform/drivers/led-backlight/unbind

Fix by adding a devlink between the consuming led-backlight device and the supplying LED device, as other drivers and subsystems do as well.

Database specific

{
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/68xxx/CVE-2025-68758.json"
}

References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type: GIT
Repo: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events: Introduced

ae232e45acf9621f2c96b41ca3af006ac7552c33

Fixed

e06df738a9ad8417f1c4c7cd6992cda320e9e7ca

Fixed

30cbe4b642745a9488a0f0d78be43afe69d7555c

Fixed

0e63ea4378489e09eb5e920c8a50c10caacf563a

Fixed

60a24070392ec726ccfe6ad1ca7b0381c8d8f7c9

Fixed

08c9dc6b0f2c68e5e7c374ac4499e321e435d46c

Fixed

9341d6698f4cfdfc374fb6944158d111ebe16a9d

Affected versions

v5.*

v5.10

v5.10-rc1

v5.10-rc2

v5.10-rc3

v5.10-rc4

v5.10-rc5

v5.10-rc6

v5.10-rc7

v5.11

v5.11-rc1

v5.11-rc2

v5.11-rc3

v5.11-rc4

v5.11-rc5

v5.11-rc6

v5.11-rc7

v5.12

v5.12-rc1

v5.12-rc1-dontuse

v5.12-rc2

v5.12-rc3

v5.12-rc4

v5.12-rc5

v5.12-rc6

v5.12-rc7

v5.12-rc8

v5.13

v5.13-rc1

v5.13-rc2

v5.13-rc3

v5.13-rc4

v5.13-rc5

v5.13-rc6

v5.13-rc7

v5.14

v5.14-rc1

v5.14-rc2

v5.14-rc3

v5.14-rc4

v5.14-rc5

v5.14-rc6

v5.14-rc7

v5.15

v5.15-rc1

v5.15-rc2

v5.15-rc3

v5.15-rc4

v5.15-rc5

v5.15-rc6

v5.15-rc7

v5.16

v5.16-rc1

v5.16-rc2

v5.16-rc3

v5.16-rc4

v5.16-rc5

v5.16-rc6

v5.16-rc7

v5.16-rc8

v5.17

v5.17-rc1

v5.17-rc2

v5.17-rc3

v5.17-rc4

v5.17-rc5

v5.17-rc6

v5.17-rc7

v5.17-rc8

v5.18

v5.18-rc1

v5.18-rc2

v5.18-rc3

v5.18-rc4

v5.18-rc5

v5.18-rc6

v5.18-rc7

v5.19

v5.19-rc1

v5.19-rc2

v5.19-rc3

v5.19-rc4

v5.19-rc5

v5.19-rc6

v5.19-rc7

v5.19-rc8

v5.6

v5.6-rc2

v5.6-rc3

v5.6-rc4

v5.6-rc5

v5.6-rc6

v5.6-rc7

v5.7

v5.7-rc1

v5.7-rc2

v5.7-rc3

v5.7-rc4

v5.7-rc5

v5.7-rc6

v5.7-rc7

v5.8

v5.8-rc1

v5.8-rc2

v5.8-rc3

v5.8-rc4

v5.8-rc5

v5.8-rc6

v5.8-rc7

v5.9

v5.9-rc1

v5.9-rc2

v5.9-rc3

v5.9-rc4

v5.9-rc5

v5.9-rc6

v5.9-rc7

v5.9-rc8

v6.*

v6.0

v6.0-rc1

v6.0-rc2

v6.0-rc3

v6.0-rc4

v6.0-rc5

v6.0-rc6

v6.0-rc7

v6.1

v6.1-rc1

v6.1-rc2

v6.1-rc3

v6.1-rc4

v6.1-rc5

v6.1-rc6

v6.1-rc7

v6.1-rc8

v6.1.1

v6.1.10

v6.1.100

v6.1.101

v6.1.102

v6.1.103

v6.1.104

v6.1.105

v6.1.106

v6.1.107

v6.1.108

v6.1.109

v6.1.11

v6.1.110

v6.1.111

v6.1.112

v6.1.113

v6.1.114

v6.1.115

v6.1.116

v6.1.117

v6.1.118

v6.1.119

v6.1.12

v6.1.120

v6.1.121

v6.1.122

v6.1.123

v6.1.124

v6.1.125

v6.1.126

v6.1.127

v6.1.128

v6.1.129

v6.1.13

v6.1.130

v6.1.131

v6.1.132

v6.1.133

v6.1.134

v6.1.135

v6.1.136

v6.1.137

v6.1.138

v6.1.139

v6.1.14

v6.1.140

v6.1.141

v6.1.142

v6.1.143

v6.1.144

v6.1.145

v6.1.146

v6.1.147

v6.1.148

v6.1.149

v6.1.15

v6.1.150

v6.1.151

v6.1.152

v6.1.153

v6.1.154

v6.1.155

v6.1.156

v6.1.157

v6.1.158

v6.1.159

v6.1.16

v6.1.17

v6.1.18

v6.1.19

v6.1.2

v6.1.20

v6.1.21

v6.1.22

v6.1.23

v6.1.24

v6.1.25

v6.1.26

v6.1.27

v6.1.28

v6.1.29

v6.1.3

v6.1.30

v6.1.31

v6.1.32

v6.1.33

v6.1.34

v6.1.35

v6.1.36

v6.1.37

v6.1.38

v6.1.39

v6.1.4

v6.1.40

v6.1.41

v6.1.42

v6.1.43

v6.1.44

v6.1.45

v6.1.46

v6.1.47

v6.1.48

v6.1.49

v6.1.5

v6.1.50

v6.1.51

v6.1.52

v6.1.53

v6.1.54

v6.1.55

v6.1.56

v6.1.57

v6.1.58

v6.1.59

v6.1.6

v6.1.60

v6.1.61

v6.1.62

v6.1.63

v6.1.64

v6.1.65

v6.1.66

v6.1.67

v6.1.68

v6.1.69

v6.1.7

v6.1.70

v6.1.71

v6.1.72

v6.1.73

v6.1.74

v6.1.75

v6.1.76

v6.1.77

v6.1.78

v6.1.79

v6.1.8

v6.1.80

v6.1.81

v6.1.82

v6.1.83

v6.1.84

v6.1.85

v6.1.86

v6.1.87

v6.1.88

v6.1.89

v6.1.9

v6.1.90

v6.1.91

v6.1.92

v6.1.93

v6.1.94

v6.1.95

v6.1.96

v6.1.97

v6.1.98

v6.1.99

v6.10

v6.10-rc1

v6.10-rc2

v6.10-rc3

v6.10-rc4

v6.10-rc5

v6.10-rc6

v6.10-rc7

v6.11

v6.11-rc1

v6.11-rc2

v6.11-rc3

v6.11-rc4

v6.11-rc5

v6.11-rc6

v6.11-rc7

v6.12

v6.12-rc1

v6.12-rc2

v6.12-rc3

v6.12-rc4

v6.12-rc5

v6.12-rc6

v6.12-rc7

v6.12.1

v6.12.10

v6.12.11

v6.12.12

v6.12.13

v6.12.14

v6.12.15

v6.12.16

v6.12.17

v6.12.18

v6.12.19

v6.12.2

v6.12.20

v6.12.21

v6.12.22

v6.12.23

v6.12.24

v6.12.25

v6.12.26

v6.12.27

v6.12.28

v6.12.29

v6.12.3

v6.12.30

v6.12.31

v6.12.32

v6.12.33

v6.12.34

v6.12.35

v6.12.36

v6.12.37

v6.12.38

v6.12.39

v6.12.4

v6.12.40

v6.12.41

v6.12.42

v6.12.43

v6.12.44

v6.12.45

v6.12.46

v6.12.47

v6.12.48

v6.12.49

v6.12.5

v6.12.50

v6.12.51

v6.12.52

v6.12.53

v6.12.54

v6.12.55

v6.12.56

v6.12.57

v6.12.58

v6.12.59

v6.12.6

v6.12.60

v6.12.61

v6.12.62

v6.12.7

v6.12.8

v6.12.9

v6.13

v6.13-rc1

v6.13-rc2

v6.13-rc3

v6.13-rc4

v6.13-rc5

v6.13-rc6

v6.13-rc7

v6.14

v6.14-rc1

v6.14-rc2

v6.14-rc3

v6.14-rc4

v6.14-rc5

v6.14-rc6

v6.14-rc7

v6.15

v6.15-rc1

v6.15-rc2

v6.15-rc3

v6.15-rc4

v6.15-rc5

v6.15-rc6

v6.15-rc7

v6.16

v6.16-rc1

v6.16-rc2

v6.16-rc3

v6.16-rc4

v6.16-rc5

v6.16-rc6

v6.16-rc7

v6.17

v6.17-rc1

v6.17-rc2

v6.17-rc3

v6.17-rc4

v6.17-rc5

v6.17-rc6

v6.17-rc7

v6.17.1

v6.17.10

v6.17.11

v6.17.12

v6.17.2

v6.17.3

v6.17.4

v6.17.5

v6.17.6

v6.17.7

v6.17.8

v6.17.9

v6.18

v6.18-rc1

v6.18-rc2

v6.18-rc3

v6.18-rc4

v6.18-rc5

v6.18-rc6

v6.18-rc7

v6.18.1

v6.2

v6.2-rc1

v6.2-rc2

v6.2-rc3

v6.2-rc4

v6.2-rc5

v6.2-rc6

v6.2-rc7

v6.2-rc8

v6.3

v6.3-rc1

v6.3-rc2

v6.3-rc3

v6.3-rc4

v6.3-rc5

v6.3-rc6

v6.3-rc7

v6.4

v6.4-rc1

v6.4-rc2

v6.4-rc3

v6.4-rc4

v6.4-rc5

v6.4-rc6

v6.4-rc7

v6.5

v6.5-rc1

v6.5-rc2

v6.5-rc3

v6.5-rc4

v6.5-rc5

v6.5-rc6

v6.5-rc7

v6.6

v6.6-rc1

v6.6-rc2

v6.6-rc3

v6.6-rc4

v6.6-rc5

v6.6-rc6

v6.6-rc7

v6.6.1

v6.6.10

v6.6.100

v6.6.101

v6.6.102

v6.6.103

v6.6.104

v6.6.105

v6.6.106

v6.6.107

v6.6.108

v6.6.109

v6.6.11

v6.6.110

v6.6.111

v6.6.112

v6.6.113

v6.6.114

v6.6.115

v6.6.116

v6.6.117

v6.6.118

v6.6.119

v6.6.12

v6.6.13

v6.6.14

v6.6.15

v6.6.16

v6.6.17

v6.6.18

v6.6.19

v6.6.2

v6.6.20

v6.6.21

v6.6.22

v6.6.23

v6.6.24

v6.6.25

v6.6.26

v6.6.27

v6.6.28

v6.6.29

v6.6.3

v6.6.30

v6.6.31

v6.6.32

v6.6.33

v6.6.34

v6.6.35

v6.6.36

v6.6.37

v6.6.38

v6.6.39

v6.6.4

v6.6.40

v6.6.41

v6.6.42

v6.6.43

v6.6.44

v6.6.45

v6.6.46

v6.6.47

v6.6.48

v6.6.49

v6.6.5

v6.6.50

v6.6.51

v6.6.52

v6.6.53

v6.6.54

v6.6.55

v6.6.56

v6.6.57

v6.6.58

v6.6.59

v6.6.6

v6.6.60

v6.6.61

v6.6.62

v6.6.63

v6.6.64

v6.6.65

v6.6.66

v6.6.67

v6.6.68

v6.6.69

v6.6.7

v6.6.70

v6.6.71

v6.6.72

v6.6.73

v6.6.74

v6.6.75

v6.6.76

v6.6.77

v6.6.78

v6.6.79

v6.6.8

v6.6.80

v6.6.81

v6.6.82

v6.6.83

v6.6.84

v6.6.85

v6.6.86

v6.6.87

v6.6.88

v6.6.89

v6.6.9

v6.6.90

v6.6.91

v6.6.92

v6.6.93

v6.6.94

v6.6.95

v6.6.96

v6.6.97

v6.6.98

v6.6.99

v6.7

v6.7-rc1

v6.7-rc2

v6.7-rc3

v6.7-rc4

v6.7-rc5

v6.7-rc6

v6.7-rc7

v6.7-rc8

v6.8

v6.8-rc1

v6.8-rc2

v6.8-rc3

v6.8-rc4

v6.8-rc5

v6.8-rc6

v6.8-rc7

v6.9

v6.9-rc1

v6.9-rc2

v6.9-rc3

v6.9-rc4

v6.9-rc5

v6.9-rc6

v6.9-rc7

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-68758.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name: Kernel

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

5.6.0

Fixed

6.1.160

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

6.2.0

Fixed

6.6.120

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

6.7.0

Fixed

6.12.63

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

6.13.0

Fixed

6.17.13

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

6.18.0

Fixed

6.18.2

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-68758.json"