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CVE-2022-50173

5.5 · MEDIUM

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/mdp5: Fix global state lock backoff We need to grab the lock after the early return for !hwpipe case.

Published Jun 18, 2025CWE-667EPSS 0.19%

Overview

CVE-2022-50173 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

drm/msm/mdp5: Fix global state lock backoff

We need to grab the lock after the early return for !hwpipe case.

Otherwise, we could have hit contention yet still returned 0.

Fixes an issue that the new CONFIG_DRM_DEBUG_MODESET_LOCK stuff flagged

in CI:

WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 282 at drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_lock.c:296 drm_modeset_lock+0xf8/0x154

Modules linked in:

CPU: 0 PID: 282 Comm: kms_cursor_lega Tainted: G W 5.19.0-rc2-15930-g875cc8bc536a #1

Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. DB820c (DT)

pstate: 60000005 (nZCv daif -PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)

pc : drm_modeset_lock+0xf8/0x154

lr : drm_atomic_get_private_obj_state+0x84/0x170

sp : ffff80000cfab6a0

x29: ffff80000cfab6a0 x28: 0000000000000000 x27: ffff000083bc4d00

x26: 0000000000000038 x25: 0000000000000000 x24: ffff80000957ca58

x23: 0000000000000000 x22: ffff000081ace080 x21: 0000000000000001

x20: f

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/0b07f28c23ff50a7fa5dbc3f6b3b6bd53ac9fc70Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/247f2934324f9a18d18df24ea4bfcc7d4631d0efRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2e34d6c8180a398de6448a93df25068bf3062042Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/2fdf5a54ef9376ff69149a48c5616f1141008c9fRefgit.kernel.org/stable/c/92ef86ab513593c6329d04146e61f9a670e72fc5Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/bf386c955f35a0a01bef482b6035d40ff2f6cc75Refgit.kernel.org/stable/c/f4e3a8c7e890049e7ba2b49ad0315dae841dfa55

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-50173?

CVE-2022-50173 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 18, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2022-50173?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-50173?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-50173?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2022-50173 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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