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CVE-2022-50173

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-50173 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's drm/msm/mdp5 component, specifically related to a global state lock backoff issue. This flaw, affecting Linux kernel versions, could lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a contention issue when the lock is not properly acquired. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and low attack complexity to achieve high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.19.247, < 4.19.256CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.4.198, < 5.4.211CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.10.121, < 5.10.137CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.15.46, < 5.15.61CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.17.14, < 5.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
5.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0016 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-50173

kernel: drm/msm/mdp5: Fix global state lock backoff

Jun 18, 2025

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0b07f28c23ff50a7fa5dbc3f6b3b6bd53ac9fc70
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/247f2934324f9a18d18df24ea4bfcc7d4631d0ef
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2e34d6c8180a398de6448a93df25068bf3062042
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/2fdf5a54ef9376ff69149a48c5616f1141008c9f
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/92ef86ab513593c6329d04146e61f9a670e72fc5
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bf386c955f35a0a01bef482b6035d40ff2f6cc75
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f4e3a8c7e890049e7ba2b49ad0315dae841dfa55
Patch