CVE-2021-20261
Description
A race condition was found in the Linux kernels implementation of the floppy disk drive controller driver software. The impact of this issue is lessened by the fact that the default permissions on the floppy device (/dev/fd0) are restricted to root. If the permissions on the device have changed the impact changes greatly. In the default configuration root (or equivalent) permissions are required to attack this flaw.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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