Linux Kernel up to 19964dfb39bda4d7716a71009488f0668ecbcf52 mdp5 state issue

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 19964dfb39bda4d7716a71009488f0668ecbcf52. Affected is an unknown function of the component mdp5. This manipulation causes state issue. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-50173. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 19964dfb39bda4d7716a71009488f0668ecbcf52. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component mdp5. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a state issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-371. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

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/

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-50173 since 06/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/01/2025).

Upgrading to version 4.19.256, 5.4.211, 5.10.137, 5.15.61, 5.18.18 or 5.19.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 247f2934324f9a18d18df24ea4bfcc7d4631d0ef/2e34d6c8180a398de6448a93df25068bf3062042/bf386c955f35a0a01bef482b6035d40ff2f6cc75/f4e3a8c7e890049e7ba2b49ad0315dae841dfa55/2fdf5a54ef9376ff69149a48c5616f1141008c9f/0b07f28c23ff50a7fa5dbc3f6b3b6bd53ac9fc70/92ef86ab513593c6329d04146e61f9a670e72fc5 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1350). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• SUSE openSUSE
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Dell Avamar
• Dell NetWorker
• Dell Secure Connect Gateway
• IBM QRadar SIEM

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.19.255
• 5.4.210
• 5.10.136
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
• 5.15.12
• 5.15.13
• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.15.22
• 5.15.23
• 5.15.24
• 5.15.25
• 5.15.26
• 5.15.27
• 5.15.28
• 5.15.29
• 5.15.30
• 5.15.31
• 5.15.32
• 5.15.33
• 5.15.34
• 5.15.35
• 5.15.36
• 5.15.37
• 5.15.38
• 5.15.39
• 5.15.40
• 5.15.41
• 5.15.42
• 5.15.43
• 5.15.44
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• 5.15.46
• 5.15.47
• 5.15.48
• 5.15.49
• 5.15.50
• 5.15.51
• 5.15.52
• 5.15.53
• 5.15.54
• 5.15.55
• 5.15.56
• 5.15.57
• 5.15.58
• 5.15.59
• 5.15.60
• 5.18.0
• 5.18.1
• 5.18.2
• 5.18.3
• 5.18.4
• 5.18.5
• 5.18.6
• 5.18.7
• 5.18.8
• 5.18.9
• 5.18.10
• 5.18.11
• 5.18.12
• 5.18.13
• 5.18.14
• 5.18.15
• 5.18.16
• 5.18.17
• 5.19.0
• 5.19.1
• 19964dfb39bda4d7716a71009488f0668ecbcf52

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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