CVE-2022-50354
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-09-17
Last updated on: 2025-12-10
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.0.19 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.1 (inc) to 6.1.5 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/amdkfd component involves improper error handling during the initialization of a device's virtual memory. Specifically, it should only destroy the ib_mem and allow the process cleanup worker to free outstanding buffer objects (BOs). The issue involves a NULL pointer dereference caused by not resetting a pointer in the pdd->qpd structure, which leads to a kernel crash during process destruction.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause a kernel NULL pointer dereference, leading to a kernel crash (BUG). This can result in system instability or denial of service, as the kernel may crash when handling certain GPU-related process cleanup operations.