CVE-2022-50515: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in hpd_rx_irq_create_workqueue() If construction of the array of work queues to handle hpd_rx_irq offload work fails, we need to unwind. Destroy all the created workqueues and the allocated memory for the hpd_rx_irq_offload_work_queue struct array.
CVE-2022-50515CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2022-50515: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in hpd_rx_irq_create_workqueue() If construction of the array of work queues to handle hpd_rx_irq offload work fails, we need to unwind. Destroy all the created workqueues and the allocated memory for the hpd_rx_irq_offload_work_queue struct array.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
4.27%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in hpd_rx_irq_create_workqueue() If construction of the array of work queues to handle hpd_rx_irq offload work fails, we need to unwind. Destroy all the created workqueues and the allocated memory for the hpd_rx_irq_offload_work_queue struct array.

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