What is CVE-2021-46918?

CVE-2021-46918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-46918?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-46918

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: clear MSIX permission entry on shutdown Add disabling/clearing of MSIX permission entries on device shutdown to mirror the enabling of the MSIX entries on probe. Current code left the MSIX enabled and the pasid entries still programmed at device shutdown.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions 8e50d392652f20616a136165dff516b86baf5e49, 5.11, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46918?: CVE-2021-46918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-46918?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.