CVE-2022-50393: drm/amdgpu: SDMA update use unlocked iterator
CSIRTS triage
- What
- AMDGPU DRM SDMA subsystem uses unlocked iterator causing synchronization issues.
- Who is affected
- Linux systems with AMD GPUs using DRM/AMDGPU driver.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; CVSS 5.5 indicates moderate concurrency and memory corruption risk.
- Action
- Apply kernel patch adding proper locking to SDMA iterator usage.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-50393
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2022-503930.16% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 6% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-50393 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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Recent advisories for drm/amdgpu
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- unknownCVE-2026-80919: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: fix recursive …nvd · 2026-09-09
- highCVE-2026-80909: drm/amdgpu: Reject UVD message with invalid number of h265 refsmsrc · 2026-09-08
- mediumCVE-2026-80728: Revert "drm/amdgpu: fix aperture mapping leak"msrc · 2026-09-08
- unknownCVE-2026-80909: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Reject UVD mes…nvd · 2026-09-04
- unknownCVE-2026-80908: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Reject UVD mes…nvd · 2026-09-04
- unknownCVE-2026-80907: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/amdgpu: Fix UVD dpb mi…nvd · 2026-09-04
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