What is CVE-2022-50035?

CVE-2022-50035 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416), affecting Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50035?

CVE-2022-50035 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50035?

Yes, CVE-2022-50035 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2022-50035 actively exploited?

CVE-2022-50035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2022-50035

High

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---

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2025-06-18

Last modified 2025-11-13

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2022-50035 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.19 and later are affected. Fixed in 5.19.4, 6.0 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 5.19

Fixed in

✓ 5.19.4 5.19.x ✓ 6.0

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50035 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b38e3b423f0bb41ee6abae5ca9deec1546ba227
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbca24d0a3c11193bafb9e174f89f52a379006e3
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2022-50035

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2025-06-18

Modified 2025-11-13

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50035?

CVE-2022-50035 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.19 onward and has been patched in 5.19.4 and 6.0. CVE-2022-50035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-50035?

CVE-2022-50035 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50035?

Yes — CVE-2022-50035 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.19.4 and 6.0. If you are running Linux kernel 5.19 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2022-50035 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2022-50035 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →