# CVE-2022-49530: drm/amd/pm: fix double free in si_parse_power_table()

> A double free and use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD power management driver allows attackers to potentially execute code or cause a system crash.

- **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:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49530, GHSA-8hw4-63fm-6q6x, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49530

## What is CVE-2022-49530?

CVE-2022-49530 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/amd/pm: fix double free in si_parse_power_table()

In function si_parse_power_table(), array adev->pm.dpm.ps and its member
is allocated. If the allocation of each member fails, the array itself
is freed and returned with an error code. However, the array is later
freed again in si_dpm_fini() function which is called when the function
returns an error.

This leads to potential double free of the array adev->pm.dpm.ps, as
well as leak of its array members, since the members are not freed in
the allocation function and the array is not nulled when freed.
In addition adev->pm.dpm.num_ps, which keeps track of the allocated
array member, is not updated until the member allocation is
successfully finished, this could also lead to either use after free,
or uninitialized variable access in si_dpm_fini().

Fix this by postponing the free of the array until si_dpm_fini() and
increment adev->pm.dpm.num_ps everytime the array member is allocated.

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49530?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49530?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49530 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49530 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49530 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49530 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-2022-49530 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-2022-49530/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49530/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49530
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49530
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49530

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