CVE-2022-50844
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Type Mismatch in Linux amdgpu Driver Causes Kernel Panic

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix type of second parameter in odn_edit_dpm_table() callback With clang's kernel control flow integrity (kCFI, CONFIG_CFI_CLANG), indirect call targets are validated against the expected function pointer prototype to make sure the call target is valid to help mitigate ROP attacks. If they are not identical, there is a failure at run time, which manifests as either a kernel panic or thread getting killed. A proposed warning in clang aims to catch these at compile time, which reveals: drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/../pm/swsmu/amdgpu_smu.c:3008:29: error: incompatible function pointer types initializing 'int (*)(void *, uint32_t, long *, uint32_t)' (aka 'int (*)(void *, unsigned int, long *, unsigned int)') with an expression of type 'int (void *, enum PP_OD_DPM_TABLE_COMMAND, long *, uint32_t)' (aka 'int (void *, enum PP_OD_DPM_TABLE_COMMAND, long *, unsigned int)') [-Werror,-Wincompatible-function-pointer-types-strict] .odn_edit_dpm_table = smu_od_edit_dpm_table, ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 error generated. There are only two implementations of ->odn_edit_dpm_table() in 'struct amd_pm_funcs': smu_od_edit_dpm_table() and pp_odn_edit_dpm_table(). One has a second parameter type of 'enum PP_OD_DPM_TABLE_COMMAND' and the other uses 'u32'. Ultimately, smu_od_edit_dpm_table() calls ->od_edit_dpm_table() from 'struct pptable_funcs' and pp_odn_edit_dpm_table() calls ->odn_edit_dpm_table() from 'struct pp_hwmgr_func', which both have a second parameter type of 'enum PP_OD_DPM_TABLE_COMMAND'. Update the type parameter in both the prototype in 'struct amd_pm_funcs' and pp_odn_edit_dpm_table() to 'enum PP_OD_DPM_TABLE_COMMAND', which cleans up the warning.
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
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2026-05-07
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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CVE-2022-50844
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linux linux_kernel *
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability involves a type mismatch in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver code, specifically in the function pointer type used in the odn_edit_dpm_table() callback. The second parameter's type was inconsistent between different implementations, causing issues with Clang's kernel control flow integrity (kCFI) feature. This mismatch could lead to runtime failures such as kernel panics or thread termination due to invalid indirect function calls. The fix involved updating the parameter type to be consistent across all relevant function prototypes to prevent these errors.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can cause runtime failures in the Linux kernel when using Clang's kernel control flow integrity feature. Specifically, it may lead to kernel panics or threads being killed due to invalid function pointer calls caused by the type mismatch. This can result in system instability or crashes when the affected AMD GPU driver code is executed.


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