CVE-2021-46919 dmaengine: idxd: fix wq size store permission state

What is CVE-2021-46919?

CVE-2021-46919 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-46919?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-46919?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-46919 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-46919 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-46919, GHSA-fvr5-4qp7-xwjc, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-46919.