# CVE-2022-50035: drm/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free on amdgpu_bo_list mutex

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's amdgpu driver allows local attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges.

- **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:** 18 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50035, GHSA-qj8j-993w-xq64, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50035

## What is CVE-2022-50035?

CVE-2022-50035 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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/amdgpu: Fix use-after-free on amdgpu_bo_list mutex

If amdgpu_cs_vm_handling returns r != 0, then it will unlock the
bo_list_mutex inside the function amdgpu_cs_vm_handling and again on
amdgpu_cs_parser_fini. This problem results in the following
use-after-free problem:

[ 220.280990] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 220.281000] refcount_t: underflow; use-after-free.
[ 220.281019] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 3746 at lib/refcount.c:28 refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110
[ 220.281029] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 220.281415] CPU: 1 PID: 3746 Comm: chrome:cs0 Tainted: G W L ------- --- 5.20.0-0.rc0.20220812git7ebfc85e2cd7.10.fc38.x86_64 #1
[ 220.281421] Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/ROG STRIX X570-I GAMING, BIOS 4403 04/27/2022
[ 220.281426] RIP: 0010:refcount_warn_saturate+0xba/0x110
[ 220.281431] Code: 01 01 e8 79 4a 6f 00 0f 0b e9 42 47 a5 00 80 3d de
7e be 01 00 75 85 48 c7 c7 f8 98 8e 98 c6 05 ce 7e be 01 01 e8 56 4a
6f 00 <0f> 0b e9 1f 47 a5 00 80 3d b9 7e be 01 00 0f 85 5e ff ff ff 48
c7
[ 220.281437] RSP: 0018:ffffb4b0d18d7a80 EFLAGS: 00010282
[ 220.281443] RAX: 0000000000000026 RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 220.281448] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffffffff988d06dc RDI: 00000000ffffffff
[ 220.281452] RBP: 00000000ffffffff R08: 0000000000000000 R09: ffffb4b0d18d7930
[ 220.281457] R10: 0000000000000003 R11: ffffa0672e2fffe8 R12: ffffa058ca360400
[ 220.281461] R13: ffffa05846c50a18 R14: 00000000fffffe00 R15: 0000000000000003
[ 220.281465] FS: 00007f82683e06c0(0000) GS:ffffa066e2e00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 220.281470] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 220.281475] CR2: 00003590005cc000 CR3: 00000001fca46000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0
[ 220.281480] Call Trace:
[ 220.281485] <TASK>
[ 220.281490] amdgpu_cs_ioctl+0x4e2/0x2070 [amdgpu]
[ 220.281806] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu]
[ 220.282028] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xa4/0x150
[ 220.282043] drm_ioctl+0x21f/0x420
[ 220.282053] ? amdgpu_cs_find_mapping+0xe0/0xe0 [amdgpu]
[ 220.282275] ? lock_release+0x14f/0x460
[ 220.282282] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60
[ 220.282290] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x30/0x60
[ 220.282297] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100
[ 220.282305] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x40/0x60
[ 220.282317] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x4a/0x80 [amdgpu]
[ 220.282534] __x64_sys_ioctl+0x90/0xd0
[ 220.282545] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80
[ 220.282551] ? futex_wake+0x6c/0x150
[ 220.282568] ? lock_is_held_type+0xe8/0x140
[ 220.282580] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80
[ 220.282585] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100
[ 220.282592] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80
[ 220.282597] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80
[ 220.282602] ? lockdep_hardirqs_on+0x7d/0x100
[ 220.282609] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
[ 220.282616] RIP: 0033:0x7f8282a4f8bf
[ 220.282639] Code: 00 48 89 44 24 18 31 c0 48 8d 44 24 60 c7 04 24 10
00 00 00 48 89 44 24 08 48 8d 44 24 20 48 89 44 24 10 b8 10 00 00 00
0f 05 <89> c2 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 18 48 8b 44 24 18 64 48 2b 04 25 28 00
00
[ 220.282644] RSP: 002b:00007f82683df410 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000010
[ 220.282651] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f82683df588 RCX: 00007f8282a4f8bf
[ 220.282655] RDX: 00007f82683df4d0 RSI: 00000000c0186444 RDI: 0000000000000018
[ 220.282659] RBP: 00007f82683df4d0 R08: 00007f82683df5e0 R09: 00007f82683df4b0
[ 220.282663] R10: 00001d04000a0600 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 00000000c0186444
[ 220.282667] R13: 0000000000000018 R14: 00007f82683df588 R15: 0000000000000003
[ 220.282689] </TASK>
[ 220.282693] irq event stamp: 6232311
[ 220.282697] hardirqs last enabled at (6232319): [<ffffffff9718cd7e>] __up_console_sem+0x5e/0x70
[ 220.282704] hardirqs last disabled at (6232326): [<ffffffff9718cd63>] __up_console_sem+0x43/0x70
[ 220.282709] softirqs last enabled at (6232072): [<ffffffff970ff669>] __irq_exit_rcu+0xf9/0x170
[ 220.282716] softirqs last disabled at (6232061): [<ffffffff97
---truncated---

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50035?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50035?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50035 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50035 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Jun 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-2022-50035 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-2022-50035/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50035/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50035
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50035
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50035

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