Linux Kernel up to 6.1.1 vega20_odn_edit_dpm_table out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.228/5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. This affects the function vega20_odn_edit_dpm_table. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50781. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.4.228/5.10.162/5.15.85/6.0.15/6.1.1. This affects the function vega20_odn_edit_dpm_table. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: amdgpu/pm: prevent array underflow in vega20_odn_edit_dpm_table() In the PP_OD_EDIT_VDDC_CURVE case the "input_index" variable is capped at 2 but not checked for negative values so it results in an out of bounds read. This value comes from the user via sysfs.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-50781 since 12/24/2025. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279895 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-50781), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.4.229, 5.10.163, 5.15.86, 6.0.16 or 6.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 4d3dc0de9c46d9f73be6bac026e40b893e37ea21/85273b4a7076ed5328c8ace02234e4e7e10972d5/f289a38df0da4cfe4b50d04b1b9c3bc646fecd57/a03625ad11b50429930f4c491d6c97e70f2ba89a/8084bd0a64e278314b733993f388d83a86aa1183/d27252b5706e51188aed7647126e44dcf9e940c1 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 databases at Tenable (279895) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2929). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.4.228
• 5.10.162
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
• 5.15.45
• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.15.61
• 5.15.62
• 5.15.63
• 5.15.64
• 5.15.65
• 5.15.66
• 5.15.67
• 5.15.68
• 5.15.69
• 5.15.70
• 5.15.71
• 5.15.72
• 5.15.73
• 5.15.74
• 5.15.75
• 5.15.76
• 5.15.77
• 5.15.78
• 5.15.79
• 5.15.80
• 5.15.81
• 5.15.82
• 5.15.83
• 5.15.84
• 5.15.85
• 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
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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