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drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled It needs to check if the pp_funcs is initialized while release the context, otherwise it will trigger null pointer panic while the software smu is not enabled. [ 1109.404555] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078 [ 1109.404609] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 1109.404638] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 1109.404657] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 1109.404672] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 1109.404701] CPU: 7 PID: 9150 Comm: amdgpu_test Tainted: G OEL 5.16.0-custom #1 [ 1109.404732] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006 [ 1109.404765] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_dpm_force_performance_level+0x1d/0x170 [amdgpu] [ 1109.405109] Code: 5d c3 44 8b a3 f0 80 00 00 eb e5 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 08 4c 8b b7 f0 7d 00 00 <49> 83 7e 78 00 0f 84 f2 00 00 00 80 bf 87 80 00 00 00 48 89 fb 0f [ 1109.405176] RSP: 0018:ffffaf3083ad7c20 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 1109.405203] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9796b1c14600 RCX: 0000000002862007 [ 1109.405229] RDX: ffff97968591c8c0 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff9796a3700000 [ 1109.405260] RBP: ffffaf3083ad7c50 R08: ffffffff9897de00 R09: ffff979688d9db60 [ 1109.405286] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff979688d9db90 R12: 0000000000000001 [ 1109.405316] R13: ffff9796a3700000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff9796a3708fc0 [ 110

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.18.3
CVEs
CVE-2022-49529
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:13 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled It needs to check if the pp_funcs is initialized while release the context, otherwise it will trigger null pointer panic while the software smu is not enabled. [ 1109.404555] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078 [ 1109.404609] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 1109.404638] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 1109.404657] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 1109.404672] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 1109.404701] CPU: 7 PID: 9150 Comm: amdgpu_test Tainted: G OEL 5.16.0-custom #1 [ 1109.404732] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006 [ 1109.404765] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_dpm_force_performance_level+0x1d/0x170 [amdgpu] [ 1109.405109] Code: 5d c3 44 8b a3 f0 80 00 00 eb e5 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 08 4c 8b b7 f0 7d 00 00 <49> 83 7e 78 00 0f 84 f2 00 00 00 80 bf 87 80 00 00 00 48 89 fb 0f [ 1109.405176] RSP: 0018:ffffaf3083ad7c20 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 1109.405203] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9796b1c14600 RCX: 0000000002862007 [ 1109.405229] RDX: ffff97968591c8c0 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff9796a3700000 [ 1109.405260] RBP: ffffaf3083ad7c50 R08: ffffffff9897de00 R09: ffff979688d9db60 [ 1109.405286] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff979688d9db90 R12: 0000000000000001 [ 1109.405316] R13: ffff9796a3700000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff9796a3708fc0 [ 110

osv:CVE-2022-49529

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.18.3

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49529",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled",
    "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu/pm: fix the null pointer while the smu is disabled It needs to check if the pp_funcs is initialized while release the context, otherwise it will trigger null pointer panic while the software smu is not enabled. [ 1109.404555] BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000078 [ 1109.404609] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [ 1109.404638] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [ 1109.404657] PGD 0 P4D 0 [ 1109.404672] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 1109.404701] CPU: 7 PID: 9150 Comm: amdgpu_test Tainted: G OEL 5.16.0-custom #1 [ 1109.404732] Hardware name: innotek GmbH VirtualBox/VirtualBox, BIOS VirtualBox 12/01/2006 [ 1109.404765] RIP: 0010:amdgpu_dpm_force_performance_level+0x1d/0x170 [amdgpu] [ 1109.405109] Code: 5d c3 44 8b a3 f0 80 00 00 eb e5 66 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 57 41 56 41 55 41 54 53 48 83 ec 08 4c 8b b7 f0 7d 00 00 <49> 83 7e 78 00 0f 84 f2 00 00 00 80 bf 87 80 00 00 00 48 89 fb 0f [ 1109.405176] RSP: 0018:ffffaf3083ad7c20 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 1109.405203] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff9796b1c14600 RCX: 0000000002862007 [ 1109.405229] RDX: ffff97968591c8c0 RSI: 0000000000000001 RDI: ffff9796a3700000 [ 1109.405260] RBP: ffffaf3083ad7c50 R08: ffffffff9897de00 R09: ffff979688d9db60 [ 1109.405286] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff979688d9db90 R12: 0000000000000001 [ 1109.405316] R13: ffff9796a3700000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff9796a3708fc0 [ 110",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2025-02-26T02:13:50.58+00:00"
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