CVE-2021-46917

dmaengine: idxd: fix wq cleanup of WQCFG registers

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 27, 2024 at 06:53 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 5.7.105.11.0 ≤ v < 5.11.165.7.10 ≤ v < 5.85.8 ≤ v < 5.10.325.8 ≤ v < 5.11.165.8 ≤ v < 5.125.8.0 ≤ v < 5.10.322a2df2bd10de44c3804661ed15157817c12d62915.7.105.8da32b28c95a79e399e18c03f8178f41aec9c66e4
Vendor states this is fixed in e5eb9757fe4c2392e069246ae78badc573af1833 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ea9aadc06a9f10ad20a90edc0a484f1147d88a7a (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f7dc8f5619165e1fa3383d0c2519f502d9e2a1a9 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.32 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.11.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.8 (unaffected)

References (3)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5eb9757fe4c2392e069246ae78badc573af1833
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea9aadc06a9f10ad20a90edc0a484f1147d88a7a
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7dc8f5619165e1fa3383d0c2519f502d9e2a1a9

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668

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