# CVE-2022-50556: drm: Fix potential null-ptr-deref due to drmm_mode_config_init()

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel DRM subsystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash via module loading.

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **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:** 22 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-50556, GHSA-6797-2m8f-mhgm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50556

## What is CVE-2022-50556?

CVE-2022-50556 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 22 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: Fix potential null-ptr-deref due to drmm_mode_config_init()

drmm_mode_config_init() will call drm_mode_create_standard_properties()
and won't check the ret value. When drm_mode_create_standard_properties()
failed due to alloc, property will be a NULL pointer and may causes the
null-ptr-deref. Fix the null-ptr-deref by adding the ret value check.

Found null-ptr-deref while testing insert module bochs:
general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address
    0xdffffc000000000c: 0000 [#1] SMP KASAN PTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000060-0x0000000000000067]
CPU: 3 PID: 249 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.1.0-rc1+ #364
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS
rel-1.15.0-0-g2dd4b9b3f840-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:drm_object_attach_property+0x73/0x3c0 [drm]
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __drm_connector_init+0xb6c/0x1100 [drm]
 bochs_pci_probe.cold.11+0x4cb/0x7fe [bochs]
 pci_device_probe+0x17d/0x340
 really_probe+0x1db/0x5d0
 __driver_probe_device+0x1e7/0x250
 driver_probe_device+0x4a/0x120
 __driver_attach+0xcd/0x2c0
 bus_for_each_dev+0x11a/0x1b0
 bus_add_driver+0x3d7/0x500
 driver_register+0x18e/0x320
 do_one_initcall+0xc4/0x3e0
 do_init_module+0x1b4/0x630
 load_module+0x5dca/0x7230
 __do_sys_finit_module+0x100/0x170
 do_syscall_64+0x3f/0x90
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x63/0xcd
RIP: 0033:0x7ff65af9f839

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-50556?


## How do I fix CVE-2022-50556?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-50556 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-50556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-50556 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-50556 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 22 Oct 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-2022-50556 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux. 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-2022-50556/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-50556/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50556
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50556
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50556

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