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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46920

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46920 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 27, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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