Linux Kernel up to 6.0.18/6.1.4 /lib/idr.c kfd_process_device_init_vm null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.18/6.1.4 and classified as critical. This impacts the function kfd_process_device_init_vm in the library /lib/idr.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50303. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.0.18/6.1.4. This issue affects the function kfd_process_device_init_vm in the library /lib/idr.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdkfd: Fix double release compute pasid If kfd_process_device_init_vm returns failure after vm is converted to compute vm and vm->pasid set to compute pasid, KFD will not take pdd->drm_file reference. As a result, drm close file handler maybe called to release the compute pasid before KFD process destroy worker to release the same pasid and set vm->pasid to zero, this generates below WARNING backtrace and NULL pointer access. Add helper amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_set_vm_pasid and call it at the last step of kfd_process_device_init_vm, to ensure vm pasid is the original pasid if acquiring vm failed or is the compute pasid with pdd->drm_file reference taken to avoid double release same pasid. amdgpu: Failed to create process VM object ida_free called for id=32770 which is not allocated. WARNING: CPU: 57 PID: 72542 at ../lib/idr.c:522 ida_free+0x96/0x140 RIP: 0010:ida_free+0x96/0x140 Call Trace: amdgpu_pasid_free_delayed+0xe1/0x2a0 [amdgpu] amdgpu_driver_postclose_kms+0x2d8/0x340 [amdgpu] drm_file_free.part.13+0x216/0x270 [drm] drm_close_helper.isra.14+0x60/0x70 [drm] drm_release+0x6e/0xf0 [drm] __fput+0xcc/0x280 ____fput+0xe/0x20 task_work_run+0x96/0xc0 do_exit+0x3d0/0xc10 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 RIP: 0010:ida_free+0x76/0x140 Call Trace: amdgpu_pasid_free_delayed+0xe1/0x2a0 [amdgpu] amdgpu_driver_postclose_kms+0x2d8/0x340 [amdgpu] drm_file_free.part.13+0x216/0x270 [drm] drm_close_helper.isra.14+0x60/0x70 [drm] drm_release+0x6e/0xf0 [drm] __fput+0xcc/0x280 ____fput+0xe/0x20 task_work_run+0x96/0xc0 do_exit+0x3d0/0xc10

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-50303 since 09/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 6.0.19 or 6.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 89f0d766c9e3fdeafbed6f855d433c2768cde862/a02c07b619899179384fde06f951530438a3512d/1a799c4c190ea9f0e81028e3eb3037ed0ab17ff5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2053). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• F5 F5OS

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16
• 6.0.17
• 6.0.18
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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