Same bug found after last system update:

Machine: Dell Latitude 7390
BIOS: 1.41.1 (just updated)
CPU: Intel Core i7-8650U
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Kabylake, device ID 5917)
OS: Linux Mint 22.3 (Ubuntu 24.04 base)

Kernel 6.17.0-35-generic: WORKING
- max_brightness: 7500
- Screen brightness fully functional
- All brightness levels visible and usable

Kernel 7.0.0-28-generic: BROKEN
- max_brightness: 1023 (changed scale)
- Screen extremely dark even at 100% brightness (1023/1023)
- Below 50% brightness screen completely black
- High contrast mode needed to see anything
- Color profile loads correctly
- Issue appears immediately after system boot

dmesg | grep -i "i915\|backlight\|drm\|kbl" > ~/backlight-bug-report.txt

[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-7.0.0-28-generic 
root=UUID=97b8b048-8848-4b58-89b9-72994e295c84 ro quiet splash i915.enable_psr=0
[    0.015295] ACPI: HPET 0x0000000079FA74E0 000038 (v01 INTEL  KBL-ULT  
00000001 MSFT 0000005F)
[    0.015316] ACPI: LPIT 0x0000000079FA9900 000094 (v01 INTEL  KBL-ULT  
00000000 MSFT 0000005F)
[    0.083185] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-7.0.0-28-generic 
root=UUID=97b8b048-8848-4b58-89b9-72994e295c84 ro quiet splash i915.enable_psr=0
[    0.751106] ACPI: bus type drm_connector registered
[    0.764722] simple-framebuffer simple-framebuffer.0: [drm] Registered 1 
planes with drm panic
[    0.764734] [drm] Initialized simpledrm 1.0.0 for simple-framebuffer.0 on 
minor 0
[    0.767025] simple-framebuffer simple-framebuffer.0: [drm] fb0: 
simpledrmdrmfb frame buffer device
[   14.121251] systemd[1]: Starting [email protected] - Load Kernel Module 
drm...
[   14.140035] systemd[1]: [email protected]: Deactivated successfully.
[   14.140241] systemd[1]: Finished [email protected] - Load Kernel Module 
drm.
[   15.473168] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Found kabylake (device ID 5917) 
integrated display version 9.00 stepping C0
[   15.514166] i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
[   15.518218] i915 0000:00:02.0: vgaarb: VGA decodes changed: 
olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=io+mem
[   15.520665] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware 
i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin (v1.4)
[   15.638680] mei_hdcp 0000:00:16.0-b638ab7e-94e2-4ea2-a552-d1c54b627f04: 
bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_hdcp_ops [i915])
[   15.807677] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] Registered 3 planes with drm panic
[   15.812869] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 for 0000:00:02.0 on minor 1
[   15.848066] fbcon: i915drmfb (fb0) is primary device
[   15.848081] i915 0000:00:02.0: [drm] fb0: i915drmfb frame buffer device
[   16.367777] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:1f.3: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops 
intel_audio_component_bind_ops [i915])


Tried without success:
- i915.enable_psr=0
- acpi_backlight=native
- acpi_backlight=video
- i915.enable_fbc=0
- BIOS update to 1.41.1

Currently using kernel 6.17.0-35 as workaround.

System info:
=== Kernel ===
7.0.0-28-generic
=== CPU/GPU ===
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)
=== Backlight ===
max_brightness: 1023 (previuosly 7500)
=== BIOS ===
1.41.0

=== OS-release ===
NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="22.3 (Zena)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
VERSION_CODENAME=zena
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble

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  [SRU] intel_backlight (i915/eDP AUX-DPCD) stops responding to live
  brightness writes in 7.0.0-28-generic (works in 6.17.0-40-generic)

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