CVE-2022-50173 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2022-50173
Vulnerability Scoring

Analysis In Progress
Analysis In Progress

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity:
    Attack Complexity Analysis In Progress
  • Attack Vector:
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: None
    No authentication is required for exploitation.
  • Scope:
    Impact is confined to the initially vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2022-50173 Details

Status: Awaiting Analysis

Published on: 18 Jun 2025, 11:15 UTC

CVSS Release:

CVE-2022-50173 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-50173: 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: ffff000081acec18 x19: ffff80000cfabb80 x18: 0000000000000038 x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: fffffffffffea0d0 x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 284e4f5f4e524157 x12: 5f534b434f4c5f47 x11: ffff80000a386aa8 x10: 0000000000000029 x9 : ffff80000cfab610 x8 : 0000000000000029 x7 : 0000000000000014 x6 : 0000000000000000 x5 : 0000000000000001 x4 : ffff8000081ad904 x3 : 0000000000000029 x2 : ffff0000801db4c0 x1 : ffff80000cfabb80 x0 : ffff000081aceb58 Call trace: drm_modeset_lock+0xf8/0x154 drm_atomic_get_private_obj_state+0x84/0x170 mdp5_get_global_state+0x54/0x6c mdp5_pipe_release+0x2c/0xd4 mdp5_plane_atomic_check+0x2ec/0x414 drm_atomic_helper_check_planes+0xd8/0x210 drm_atomic_helper_check+0x54/0xb0 ... ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- drm_modeset_lock attempting to lock a contended lock without backoff: drm_modeset_lock+0x148/0x154 mdp5_get_global_state+0x30/0x6c mdp5_pipe_release+0x2c/0xd4 mdp5_plane_atomic_check+0x290/0x414 drm_atomic_helper_check_planes+0xd8/0x210 drm_atomic_helper_check+0x54/0xb0 drm_atomic_check_only+0x4b0/0x8f4 drm_atomic_commit+0x68/0xe0 Patchwork: https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch/492701/

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2022-50173

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2022-50173 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2022-50173

No exploitability data is available for CVE-2022-50173.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2022-50173, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2022-50173, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2022-50173 does not compromise confidentiality.
  • Integrity: None
    CVE-2022-50173 does not impact data integrity.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2022-50173 does not affect system availability.

CVE-2022-50173 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

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