CVE-2022-49529
Description
From CVE.org
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 [ 1109.405345] FS: 00007ff055cff180(0000) GS:ffff9796bfdc0000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 1109.405378] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 1109.405400] CR2: 0000000000000078 CR3: 000000000a394000 CR4: 00000000000506e0 [ 1109.405434] Call Trace: [ 1109.405445] <TASK> [ 1109.405456] ? delete_object_full+0x1d/0x20 [ 1109.405480] amdgpu_ctx_set_stable_pstate+0x7c/0xa0 [amdgpu] [ 1109.405698] amdgpu_ctx_fini.part.0+0xcb/0x100 [amdgpu] [ 1109.405911] amdgpu_ctx_do_release+0x71/0x80 [amdgpu] [ 1109.406121] amdgpu_ctx_ioctl+0x52d/0x550 [amdgpu] [ 1109.406327] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x1a/0x30 [ 1109.406354] ? drm_gem_handle_delete+0x81/0xb0 [drm] [ 1109.406400] ? amdgpu_ctx_get_entity+0x2c0/0x2c0 [amdgpu] [ 1109.406609] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xb6/0x140 [drm]
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
NULL pointer dereferences usually result in the failure of the process unless exception handling (on some platforms) is available and implemented. Even when exception handling is being used, it can still be very difficult to return the software to a safe state of operation.
Integrity,Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Read Memory; Modify Memory
In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution.
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