#VU115799 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-50354
Published: September 18, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115799
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-50354
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the kfd_process_destroy_wq(), kfd_process_device_destroy_ib_mem(), kfd_process_device_destroy_cwsr_dgpu() and kfd_process_device_init_vm() functions in drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_process.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.