CVE-2022-50617
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Publication date: 2025-12-08
Last updated on: 2025-12-08
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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