CVE-2022-50371

What it is

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: led: qcom-lpg: Fix sleeping in atomic lpg_brighness_set() function can sleep, while led's brightness_set() callback must be non-blocking. Change LPG driver to use brightness_set_blocking() instead. BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:580 in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 0, name: swapper/0 preempt_count: 101, expected: 0 INFO: lockdep is turned off. CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G W 6.1.0-rc1-00014-gbe99b089c6fc-dirty #85 Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. DB820c (DT) Call trace: dump_backtrace.part.0+0xe4/0xf0 show_stack+0x18/0x40 dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb4 dump_stack+0x18/0x34 __might_resched+0x170/0x254 __might_sleep+0x48/0x9c __mutex_lock+0x4c/0x400 mutex_lock_nested+0x2c/0x40 lpg_brightness_single_set+0x40/0x90 led_set_brightness_nosleep+0x34/0x60 led_heartbeat_function+0x80/0x170 call_timer_fn+0xb8/0x340 __run_timers.part.0+0x20c/0x254 run_timer_softirq+0x3c/0x7c _stext+0x14c/0x578 ____do_softirq+0x10/0x20 call_on_irq_stack+0x2c/0x5c do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x30 __irq_exit_rcu+0x164/0x170 irq_exit_rcu+0x10/0x40 el1_interrupt+0x38/0x50 el1h_64_irq_handler+0x18/0x2c el1h_64_irq+0x64/0x68 cpuidle_enter_state+0xc8/0x380 cpuidle_enter+0x38/0x50 do_idle+0x244/0x2d0 cpu_startup_entry+0x24/0x30 rest_init+0x128/0x1a0 arch_post_acpi_subsys_init+0x0/0x18 start_kernel+0x6f4/0x734 __primary_switched+0xbc/0xc4

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2025-09-17 15:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 05:23 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2025-09-17 15:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 05:23 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-667

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 6.0.16
• Linux Kernel < 6.1.2

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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