CVE-2021-46920

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: Fix clobbering of SWERR overflow bit on writeback Current code blindly writes over the SWERR and the OVERFLOW bits. Write back the bits actually read instead so the driver avoids clobbering the OVERFLOW bit that comes after the register is read.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedFeb 27, 2024
First seenFeb 27, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.10.32, 5.11.16 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.6.0 ≤ v < 5.10.32, 5.11.0 ≤ v < 5.11.165.10.32, 5.11.16

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