# CVE-2022-49489: drm/msm/disp/dpu1: set vbif hw config to NULL to avoid use after memory free during pm runtime resume

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's DPU driver can cause a system crash during power management resume.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49489, GHSA-5wpm-mmfv-62g9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49489

## What is CVE-2022-49489?

CVE-2022-49489 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/msm/disp/dpu1: set vbif hw config to NULL to avoid use after memory free during pm runtime resume

BUG: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 006b6b6b6b6b6be3

Call trace:
  dpu_vbif_init_memtypes+0x40/0xb8
  dpu_runtime_resume+0xcc/0x1c0
  pm_generic_runtime_resume+0x30/0x44
  __genpd_runtime_resume+0x68/0x7c
  genpd_runtime_resume+0x134/0x258
  __rpm_callback+0x98/0x138
  rpm_callback+0x30/0x88
  rpm_resume+0x36c/0x49c
  __pm_runtime_resume+0x80/0xb0
  dpu_core_irq_uninstall+0x30/0xb0
  dpu_irq_uninstall+0x18/0x24
  msm_drm_uninit+0xd8/0x16c

Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/483255/
[DB: fixed Fixes tag]

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49489?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49489?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49489 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49489 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49489/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49489/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49489
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49489
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49489

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