CVE-2022-50369

  • Published: 2025-09-17T15:15:35.830

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/vkms: Fix null-ptr-deref in vkms_release()

A null-ptr-deref is triggered when it tries to destroy the workqueue in
vkms->output.composer_workq in vkms_release().

KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000118-0x000000000000011f]
CPU: 5 PID: 17193 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.0.0-11331-gd465bff130bf #24
RIP: 0010:destroy_workqueue+0x2f/0x710

Call Trace:

? vkms_config_debugfs_init+0x50/0x50 [vkms]
__devm_drm_dev_alloc+0x15a/0x1c0 [drm]
vkms_init+0x245/0x1000 [vkms]
do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4f0
do_init_module+0x1a4/0x680
load_module+0x6249/0x7110
__do_sys_finit_module+0x140/0x200
do_syscall_64+0x35/0x80
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x46/0xb0

The reason is that an OOM happened which triggers the destroy of the
workqueue, however, the workqueue is alloced in the later process,
thus a null-ptr-deref happened. A simple call graph is shown as below:

vkms_init()
vkms_create()
devm_drm_dev_alloc()
__devm_drm_dev_alloc()
devm_drm_dev_init()
devm_add_action_or_reset()
devm_add_action() # an error happened
devm_drm_dev_init_release()
drm_dev_put()
kref_put()
drm_dev_release()
vkms_release()
destroy_workqueue() # null-ptr-deref happened
vkms_modeset_init()
vkms_output_init()
vkms_crtc_init() # where the workqueue get allocated

Fix this by checking if composer_workq is NULL before passing it to
the destroy_workqueue() in vkms_release().

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How to fix CVE-2022-50369

CVE-2022-50369 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/vkms: Fix null-ptr-deref in vkms_release() A null-ptr-deref is triggered when it tries to destroy the workqueue in vkms->output.composer_workq in vkms_release(). KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000118-0x000000000000011f] CPU: 5 PID: 17193 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.0.0-11331-gd465bff130bf #24 RIP: 0010:destroy_workqueue+0x2f/0x710 … Call Trace: ? vkms_config_debugfs_init+0x50/0x50 [vkms] __devm_drm_dev_alloc+0x15a/0x1c0 [drm] […]

Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

HARD
⏱️ Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public Exploits: Rare or not public

Vulnerability Timeline

Sep 17, 2025
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Nov 12, 2025
Imported to Database

Added to this CVE tracking system

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