# CVE-2022-50515: drm/amdgpu: Fix memory leak in hpd\_rx\_irq\_create\_workqueue()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.75
- Published: 2025-10-07 · Updated: 2026-05-23

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.58, fixed in 5.15.75
- Linux: 5.16

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.75) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ba3814c00a4817eb1cd31eff08d921c40e5f3a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b8da09da2701330e7f2c371655887e3d7defe90
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/600de40ed50c8b5ecb9c7a4f41eb882066c15a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7136f956c73c4ba50bfeb61653dfd6a9669ea915

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