# CVE-2022-50303: drm/amdkfd: Fix double release compute pasid

> A double release of a compute PASID in the Linux kernel's AMD KFD driver causes a NULL pointer dereference, leading to 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:** 15 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-71347, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50303, GHSA-ppmr-4j3r-434x, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2022-50303, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-50303, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50303

## What is CVE-2022-50303?

CVE-2022-50303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 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 double release compute pasid

If kfd_process_device_init_vm returns failure after vm is converted to
compute vm and vm->pasid set to compute pasid, KFD will not take
pdd->drm_file reference. As a result, drm close file handler maybe
called to release the compute pasid before KFD process destroy worker to
release the same pasid and set vm->pasid to zero, this generates below
WARNING backtrace and NULL pointer access.

Add helper amdgpu_amdkfd_gpuvm_set_vm_pasid and call it at the last step
of kfd_process_device_init_vm, to ensure vm pasid is the original pasid
if acquiring vm failed or is the compute pasid with pdd->drm_file
reference taken to avoid double release same pasid.

 amdgpu: Failed to create process VM object
 ida_free called for id=32770 which is not allocated.
 WARNING: CPU: 57 PID: 72542 at ../lib/idr.c:522 ida_free+0x96/0x140
 RIP: 0010:ida_free+0x96/0x140
 Call Trace:
  amdgpu_pasid_free_delayed+0xe1/0x2a0 [amdgpu]
  amdgpu_driver_postclose_kms+0x2d8/0x340 [amdgpu]
  drm_file_free.part.13+0x216/0x270 [drm]
  drm_close_helper.isra.14+0x60/0x70 [drm]
  drm_release+0x6e/0xf0 [drm]
  __fput+0xcc/0x280
  ____fput+0xe/0x20
  task_work_run+0x96/0xc0
  do_exit+0x3d0/0xc10

 BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
 RIP: 0010:ida_free+0x76/0x140
 Call Trace:
  amdgpu_pasid_free_delayed+0xe1/0x2a0 [amdgpu]
  amdgpu_driver_postclose_kms+0x2d8/0x340 [amdgpu]
  drm_file_free.part.13+0x216/0x270 [drm]
  drm_close_helper.isra.14+0x60/0x70 [drm]
  drm_release+0x6e/0xf0 [drm]
  __fput+0xcc/0x280
  ____fput+0xe/0x20
  task_work_run+0x96/0xc0
  do_exit+0x3d0/0xc10

Weakness: CWE-415 (Double Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50303?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-50303?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50303 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-2022-50303 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 15 Sep 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-2022-50303 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-2022-50303/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50303/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50303
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50303
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50303

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