CVE-2022-50617
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Publication date: 2025-12-08

Last updated on: 2025-12-08

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/powerplay/psm: Fix memory leak in power state init Commit 902bc65de0b3 ("drm/amdgpu/powerplay/psm: return an error in power state init") made the power state init function return early in case of failure to get an entry from the powerplay table, but it missed to clean up the allocated memory for the current power state before returning.
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Published
2025-12-08
Last Modified
2025-12-08
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2022-50617
EUVD
EUVD-2022-55695
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linux linux_kernel *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU powerplay power state initialization code. Specifically, when the power state initialization fails to get an entry from the powerplay table, the function returns early but does not free the memory allocated for the current power state, causing a memory leak.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability or degraded performance if the leaked memory accumulates.

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