CVE-2022-50371 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's QCOM LPG LED driver, specifically affecting the 'linux' and 'linux_kernel' products. The flaw arises because the 'lpg_brightness_set()' function, which can sleep, is called from a non-blocking context, leading to a "sleeping in atomic" bug. This issue is rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially resulting in high availability impact (system crash). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.19, < 6.0.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1, < 6.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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