CVE-2022-49864 drm/amdkfd: Fix NULL pointer dereference in svm_migrate_to_ram()

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU driver allows local attackers to cause a system crash.

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

What is CVE-2022-49864?

CVE-2022-49864 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 May 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/amdkfd: Fix NULL pointer dereference in svm_migrate_to_ram()

./drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_migrate.c:985:58-62: ERROR: p is NULL but dereferenced.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49864?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-49864?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-49864 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49864, GHSA-xq94-j9xm-j8mp, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-49864, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49864.

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