What is CVE-2021-46917?

CVE-2021-46917 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2021-46917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-46917?

CVE-2021-46917 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-46917?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-46917. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2021-46917 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-46917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2021-46917

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-02-27

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-668

CVE-2021-46917 is classified as CWE-668

See CWE-668 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2021-46917 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5eb9757fe4c2392e069246ae78badc573af1833
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9aadc06a9f10ad20a90edc0a484f1147d88a7a
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7dc8f5619165e1fa3383d0c2519f502d9e2a1a9
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-46917

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-02-27

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46917?

CVE-2021-46917 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2021-46917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-46917?

CVE-2021-46917 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-46917?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2021-46917. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2021-46917 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2021-46917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.