CVE-2022-50535 drm/amd/display: Fix potential null-deref in dm_resume
A null pointer dereference in the AMD display driver during resume can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.
- 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-2022-50535?
CVE-2022-50535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Oct 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/display: Fix potential null-deref in dm_resume
[Why] Fixing smatch error: dm_resume() error: we previously assumed 'aconnector->dc_link' could be null
[How] Check if dc_link null at the beginning of the loop, so further checks can be dropped.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50535?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-50535?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-50535 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50535 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50535, GHSA-59w4-gmxc-g79m, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50535.