CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-50535

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.15%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the AMD display driver (drm/amd/display), the dm_resume function may dereference a NULL pointer if 'aconnector->dc_link' is null. The fix adds a check at the beginning of the loop to avoid this issue.

Risk Assessment

This could lead to a system crash or hang when a monitor is connected under specific conditions.

Recommendation

Install an updated Linux kernel with the fix for the AMD display driver.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS