CVE-2022-50628

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/gud: Fix UBSAN warning UBSAN complains about invalid value for bool: [ 101.165172] [drm] Initialized gud 1.0.0 20200422 for 2-3.2:1.0 on minor 1 [ 101.213360] gud 2-3.2:1.0: [drm] fb1: guddrmfb frame buffer device [ 101.213426] usbcore: registered new interface driver gud [ 101.989431] ================================================================================ [ 101.989441] UBSAN: invalid-load in linux/include/linux/iosys-map.h:253:9 [ 101.989447] load of value 121 is not a valid value for type '_Bool' [ 101.989451] CPU: 1 PID: 455 Comm: kworker/1:6 Not tainted 5.18.0-rc5-gud-5.18-rc5 #3 [ 101.989456] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 820 G1/1991, BIOS L71 Ver. 01.44 04/12/2018 [ 101.989459] Workqueue: events_long gud_flush_work [gud] [ 101.989471] Call Trace: [ 101.989474] <TASK> [ 101.989479] dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x5f [ 101.989488] dump_stack+0x10/0x12 [ 101.989493] ubsan_epilogue+0x9/0x3b [ 101.989498] __ubsan_handle_load_invalid_value.cold+0x44/0x49 [ 101.989504] dma_buf_vmap.cold+0x38/0x3d [ 101.989511] ? find_busiest_group+0x48/0x300 [ 101.989520] drm_gem_shmem_vmap+0x76/0x1b0 [drm_shmem_helper] [ 101.989528] drm_gem_shmem_object_vmap+0x9/0xb [drm_shmem_helper] [ 101.989535] drm_gem_vmap+0x26/0x60 [drm] [ 101.989594] drm_gem_fb_vmap+0x47/0x150 [drm_kms_helper] [ 101.989630] gud_prep_flush+0xc1/0x710 [gud] [ 101.989639] ? _raw_spin_lock+0x17/0x40 [ 101.989648] gud_flush_work+0x1e0/0x430 [gud] [ 101.989653] ? __switch_to+0x11d/0x470 [ 101.989664] process_one_work+0x21f/0x3f0 [ 101.989673] worker_thread+0x200/0x3e0 [ 101.989679] ? rescuer_thread+0x390/0x390 [ 101.989684] kthread+0xfd/0x130 [ 101.989690] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ 101.989696] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 101.989706] </TASK> [ 101.989708] ================================================================================ The source of this warning is in iosys_map_clear() called from dma_buf_vmap(). It conditionally sets values based on map->is_iomem. The iosys_map variables are allocated uninitialized on the stack leading to ->is_iomem having all kinds of values and not only 0/1. Fix this by zeroing the iosys_map variables.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2025-12-08
Last modified 2026-04-15
Patch available
Yes

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 5.13 and later are affected. Fixed in 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3 and their respective stable series.

Affected from
≥ 5.13
Fixed in
✓ 6.1.16 6.1.x ✓ 6.2.3 6.2.x ✓ 6.3

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2022-50628 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2022-50628?

    CVE-2022-50628 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.13 onward and has been patched in 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. CVE-2022-50628 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2022-50628?

    Yes — CVE-2022-50628 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.1.16, 6.2.3 and 6.3. If you are running Linux kernel 5.13 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

  • Is CVE-2022-50628 actively exploited?

    No — CVE-2022-50628 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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