# CVE-2022-49650: dmaengine: qcom: bam\_dma: fix runtime PM underflow

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.17

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: fix runtime PM underflow Commit dbad41e7bb5f ("dmaengine: qcom: bam_dma: check if the runtime pm enabled") caused unbalanced pm_runtime_get/put() calls when the bam is controlled remotely. This commit reverts it and just enables pm_runtime in all cases, the clk_* functions already just nop when the clock is NULL. Also clean up a bit by removing unnecessary bamclk null checks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f6ded79068cac8cff41d5d5632564165d98ee12
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b702a1077b51fcb39507cc3bd39206f539319a96
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ac9c3dd0d6fe293cd5044cfad10bec27d171e4e

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