CVE-2022-50617
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/powerplay/psm: Fix memory leak in power state init Commit 902bc65de0b3 ("drm/amdgpu/powerplay/psm: return an error in power state init") made the power state init function return early in case of failure to get an entry from the powerplay table, but it missed to clean up the allocated memory for the current power state before returning.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.11
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.15.86,
6.0.16,
6.1.2,
6.2
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50617 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c65f8f98148709e08bd6157a807c443ba91f0ac
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1caed03305b560bafea8eaa57f1847791658b3ff
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cb8932644438bee992dc898a36ffe155fdc1bfa
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2022-50617?
CVE-2022-50617 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.11 onward and has been patched in 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. CVE-2022-50617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50617?
Yes — CVE-2022-50617 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.86, 6.0.16, 6.1.2 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.11 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2022-50617 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2022-50617 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.