What is CVE-2021-46919?

CVE-2021-46919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-46919?

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

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-46919

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dmaengine: idxd: fix wq size store permission state WQ size can only be changed when the device is disabled. Current code allows change when device is enabled but wq is disabled. Change the check to detect device state.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.9th 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 c52ca478233c172b2d322b5241d6279a8661cbba, 5.6, 0
Linux Linux_kernel

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46919?: CVE-2021-46919 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-46919?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.