CVE-2022-49383 | watchdog: rzg2l_wdt: Fix 'BUG: Invalid wait context'

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: watchdog: rzg2l_wdt: Fix 'BUG: Invalid wait context' This patch fixes the issue 'BUG: Invalid wait context' during restart() callback by using clk_prepare_enable() instead of pm_runtime_get_sync() for turning on the clocks during restart. This issue is noticed when testing with renesas_defconfig. [ 42.213802] reboot: Restarting system [ 42.217860] [ 42.219364] ============================= [ 42.223368] [ BUG: Invalid wait context ] [ 42.227372] 5.17.0-rc5-arm64-renesas-00002-g10393723e35e #522 Not tainted [ 42.234153] ----------------------------- [ 42.238155] systemd-shutdow/1 is trying to lock: [ 42.242766] ffff00000a650828 (&genpd->mlock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: genpd_lock_mtx+0x14/0x20 [ 42.250709] other info that might help us debug this: [ 42.255753] context-{4:4} [ 42.258368] 2 locks held by systemd-shutdow/1: [ 42.262806] #0: ffff80000944e1c8 (system_transition_mutex#2){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __do_sys_reboot+0xd0/0x250 [ 42.272388] #1: ffff8000094c4e40 (rcu_read_lock){....}-{1:2}, at: atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x0/0x150 [ 42.281795] stack backtrace: [ 42.284672] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: systemd-shutdow Not tainted 5.17.0-rc5-arm64-renesas-00002-g10393723e35e #522 [ 42.294577] Hardware name: Renesas SMARC EVK based on r9a07g044c2 (DT) [ 42.301096] Call trace: [ 42.303538] dump_backtrace+0xcc/0xd8 [ 42.307203] show_stack+0x14/0x30 [ 42.310517] dump_stack_lvl+0x88/0xb0 [ 42.314180] dump_stack+0x14/0x2c [ 42.317492] __lock_acquire+0x1b24/0x1b50 [ 42.321502] lock_acquire+0x120/0x3a8 [ 42.325162] __mutex_lock+0x84/0x8f8 [ 42.328737] mutex_lock_nested+0x30/0x58 [ 42.332658] genpd_lock_mtx+0x14/0x20 [ 42.336319] genpd_runtime_resume+0xc4/0x228 [ 42.340587] __rpm_callback+0x44/0x170 [ 42.344337] rpm_callback+0x64/0x70 [ 42.347824] rpm_resume+0x4e0/0x6b8 [ 42.351310] __pm_runtime_resume+0x50/0x78 [ 42.355404] rzg2l_wdt_restart+0x28/0x68 [ 42.359329] watchdog_restart_notifier+0x1c/0x30 [ 42.363943] atomic_notifier_call_chain+0x94/0x150 [ 42.368732] do_kernel_restart+0x24/0x30 [ 42.372652] machine_restart+0x44/0x70 [ 42.376399] kernel_restart+0x3c/0x60 [ 42.380058] __do_sys_reboot+0x228/0x250 [ 42.383977] __arm64_sys_reboot+0x20/0x28 [ 42.387983] invoke_syscall+0x40/0xf8

Published: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-49383 is rated Low Risk (27.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-49383

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.13% 0.24% +0.10%
2 2026-04-06 0.03% 0.13% +0.10%
3 2026-01-07 0.03%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-49383

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-49383

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-49383

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2022-49383 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-49383
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49383
suse medium CVE-2022-49383 severity moderate: SUSE including 26 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 245 product×package rows across 46 product lines (SLES-LTSS-TERADATA 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5, … (46 product lines)): Known Not Affected 245. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-49383/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-49383 medium priority: Ubuntu including 128 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1024 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 702, ignored 146, not-affected 114, released 62. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-49383

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-49383

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
linux linux_kernel >= 5.17, < 5.17.15 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux_kernel >= 5.18, < 5.18.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-49383

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