CVE-2022-50718
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service due to PCI device reference count leak
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · December 24, 2025
Updated · July 22, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel. A local low-privileged user could exploit a reference count leak in the drm/amdgpu component. This vulnerability, related to how PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) devices are managed, could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by exhausting system resources.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime