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CVE-2022-49069

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 5.16.20 / 5.17.3 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

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NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amd/display: Fix by adding FPU protection for dcn30_internal_validate_bw [Why] Below general protection fault observed when WebGL Aquarium is run for longer duration. If drm debug logs are enabled and set to 0x1f then the issue is observed within 10 minutes of run. [ 100.717056] general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0x2d33302d32323032: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [ 100.727921] CPU: 3 PID: 1906 Comm: DrmThread Tainted: G W 5.15.30 #12 d726c6a2d6ebe5cf9223931cbca6892f916fe18b [ 100.754419] RIP: 0010:CalculateSwathWidth+0x1f7/0x44f [ 100.767109] Code: 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 85 88 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 10 04 f0 48 8b 85 98 00 00 00 f2 42 0f 11 04 f0 48 8b 45 10 0f 57 c0 <f3> 42 0f 2a 04 b0 0f 57 c9 f3 43 0f 2a 0c b4 e8 8c e2 f3 ff 48 8b [ 100.781269] RSP: 0018:ffffa9230079eeb0 EFLAGS: 00010246 [ 100.812528] RAX: 2d33302d32323032 RBX: 0000000000000500 RCX: 0000000000000000 [ 100.819656] RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: ffff99deb712c49c RDI: 0000000000000000 [ 100.826781] RBP: ffffa9230079ef50 R08: ffff99deb712460c R09: ffff99deb712462c [ 100.833907] R10: ffff99deb7124940 R11: ffff99deb7124d70 R12: ffff99deb712ae44 [ 100.841033] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffffa9230079f0a0 [ 100.848159] FS: 00007af121212640(0000) GS:ffff99deba780000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 100.856240] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 100.861980] CR2: 0000209000fe1000 CR3: 000000011b18c000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [ 100.869106] Call Trace: [ 100.871555] <TASK> [ 100.873655] ? asm_sysvec_reschedule_ipi+0x12/0x20 [ 100.878449] CalculateSwathAndDETConfiguration+0x1a3/0x6dd [ 100.883937] dml31_ModeSupportAndSystemConfigurationFull+0x2ce4/0x76da [ 100.890467] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.895173] ? kallsyms_lookup_buildid+0xc8/0x163 [ 100.899874] ? __sprint_symbol+0x80/0x135 [ 100.903883] ? dm_update_plane_state+0x3f9/0x4d2 [ 100.908500] ? symbol_string+0xb7/0xde [ 100.912250] ? number+0x145/0x29b [ 100.915566] ? vsnprintf+0x341/0x5ff [ 100.919141] ? desc_read_finalized_seq+0x39/0x87 [ 100.923755] ? update_load_avg+0x1b9/0x607 [ 100.927849] ? compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state+0x7d/0xd5b [ 100.933416] ? fetch_pipe_params+0xa4d/0xd0c [ 100.937686] ? dc_fpu_end+0x3d/0xa8 [ 100.941175] dml_get_voltage_level+0x16b/0x180 [ 100.945619] dcn30_internal_validate_bw+0x10e/0x89b [ 100.950495] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.955285] ? resource_build_scaling_params+0x98b/0xb8c [ 100.960595] ? dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x68/0x1fc [ 100.965384] dcn31_validate_bandwidth+0x9a/0x1fc [ 100.970001] dc_validate_global_state+0x238/0x295 [ 100.974703] amdgpu_dm_atomic_check+0x9c1/0xbce [ 100.979235] ? _printk+0x59/0x73 [ 100.982467] drm_atomic_check_only+0x403/0x78b [ 100.986912] drm_mode_atomic_ioctl+0x49b/0x546 [ 100.991358] ? drm_ioctl+0x1c1/0x3b3 [ 100.994936] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 100.999725] drm_ioctl_kernel+0xdc/0x149 [ 101.003648] drm_ioctl+0x27f/0x3b3 [ 101.007051] ? drm_atomic_set_property+0x92a/0x92a [ 101.011842] amdgpu_drm_ioctl+0x49/0x7d [ 101.015679] __se_sys_ioctl+0x7c/0xb8 [ 101.015685] do_syscall_64+0x5f/0xb8 [ 101.015690] ? __irq_exit_rcu+0x34/0x96 [How] It calles populate_dml_pipes which uses doubles to initialize. Adding FPU protection avoids context switch and probable loss of vba context as there is potential contention while drm debug logs are enabled.

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NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:>= 4.15, < 5.16.20>= 5.17, < 5.17.3= 5.18

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 5.16.20 / 5.17.3 or later
Fixed in 5.16.205.17.3
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Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 5.16.20+ / 5.17.3+ / 5.19+

  1. Upgrade the Linux kernel to version 5.16.20 or later, OR version 5.17.3 or later, OR version 5.19 or later (the fix is included in these stable releases)
  2. After upgrading, verify the kernel version with: uname -r
  3. Ensure the system is running the new kernel after reboot
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require driver revalidation for proprietary modules (like amdgpu) and could introduce subtle changes in display behavior

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