CVE-2021-46917

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.10.32 - Exposure to Wrong Actor

Title source: rule

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix wq cleanup of WQCFG registers A pre-release silicon erratum workaround where wq reset does not clear WQCFG registers was leaked into upstream code. Use wq reset command instead of blasting the MMIO region. This also address an issue where we clobber registers in future devices.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 6.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-668
Status published

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.10.32

Timeline

Published Feb 27, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026