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CVE-2022-50035 — linux / linux_kernel

Use After Free

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free on amdgpu_bo_list mutex

If amdgpu_cs_vm_handling returns r != 0, then it will unlock the bo_list_mutex inside the function amdgpu_cs_vm_handling and again on amdgpu_cs_parser_fini. This problem results in the following use-after-free problem:

[ 220.280990] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 220.281000] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free. [ 220.281019] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3746 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110 [ 220.281029] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 220.281415] CPU: 1 PID: 3746 Comm: chrome:cs0 Tainted: G W L ------- --- 5.20.0-0.rc0.20220812git7ebfc85e2cd7.10.fc38.x86_64 #1 [ 220.281421] Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING, BIOS 4403 04/27/2022 [ 220.281426] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110 [ 220.281431] Code: 01 01 e8 79 4a 6f 00 0f 0b e9 42 47 a5 00 80 3d de 7e be 01 00 75 85 48 c7 c7 f8 98 8e 98 c6 05 ce 7e be 01 01 e8 56 4a 6f 00 <0f> 0b e9 1f 47 a5 00 80 3d b9 7e be 01 00 0f 85 5e ff ff ff 48 c7 [ 220.281437] RSP: 0018:ffffb4b0d18d7a80 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 220.281443] RAX: 0000000000000026 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 220.281448] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff988d06dc RDI: 00000000ffffffff [ 220.281452] RBP: 00000000ffffffff R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb4b0d18d7930 [ 220.281457] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffa0672e2fffe8 R12: ffffa058ca360400 [ 220.281461] R13: ffffa05846c50a18 R14: 00000000fffffe00 R15: 0000000000000003 [ 220.281465] FS: 00007f82683e06c0(0000) GS:ffffa066e2e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 220.281470] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 220.281475] CR2: 00003590005cc000 CR3: 00000001fca46000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [ 220.281480] Call Trace: [ 220.281485] <TASK> [ 220.281490] amdgpu_cs_ioctl+0x4e2/0x2070 [amdgpu] [ 220.281806] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 220.282028] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xa4/0x150 [ 220.282043] drm_ioctl+0x21f/0x420 [ 220.282053] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu] [ 220.282275] ? lock_release+0x14f/0x460 [ 220.282282] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60 [ 220.282290] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60 [ 220.282297] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282305] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60 [ 220.282317] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x4a/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 220.282534] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x90/0xd0 [ 220.282545] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80 [ 220.282551] ? futex_wake+0x6c/0x150 [ 220.282568] ? lock_is_held_type+0xe8/0x140 [ 220.282580] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282585] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282592] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282597] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 [ 220.282602] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100 [ 220.282609] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd [ 220.282616] RIP: 0033:0x7f8282a4f8bf [ 220.282639] Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00 0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 18 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00 00 [ 220.282644] RSP: 002b:00007f82683df410 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010 [ 220.282651] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f82683df588 RCX: 00007f8282a4f8bf [ 220.282655] RDX: 00007f82683df4d0 RSI: 00000000c0186444 RDI: 0000000000000018 [ 220.282659] RBP: 00007f82683df4d0 R08: 00007f82683df5e0 R09: 00007f82683df4b0 [ 220.282663] R10: 00001d04000a0600 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000c0186444 [ 220.282667] R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00007f82683df588 R15: 0000000000000003 [ 220.282689] </TASK> [ 220.282693] irq event stamp: 6232311 [ 220.282697] hardirqs last enabled at (6232319): [<ffffffff9718cd7e>] __up_console_sem+0x5e/0x70 [ 220.282704] hardirqs last disabled at (6232326): [<ffffffff9718cd63>] __up_console_sem+0x43/0x70 [ 220.282709] softirqs last enabled at (6232072): [<ffffffff970ff669>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xf9/0x170 [ 220.282716] softirqs last disabled at (6232061): [<ffffffff97 ---truncated---

Published: Jun 18, 2025
Updated: Nov 14, 2025
CVE: CVE-2022-50035
Severity: High
Exploit:
CISA KEV:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWEs:

CWE-416

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel	5.19.1	5.19.4
linux / linux_kernel	5.19	5.19.x
linux / linux_kernel	5.19-rc8	5.19-rc8.x
linux / linux_kernel	6.0-rc1	6.0-rc1.x

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.