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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel | Sep 16, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 | Apr 30, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headers | May 19, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | May 6, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-develUpgrade kernel-ppc64-baseUpgrade kernel-pae-baseUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-ppc64-develUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-ec2-baseUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-traceUpgrade kernel-ppc64Upgrade kernel-xen-baseUpgrade kernel-trace-develUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-bigmem-baseUpgrade kernel-pae-develUpgrade kernel-paeUpgrade kernel-bigmemUpgrade kernel-default-baseUpgrade kernel-trace-baseUpgrade kernel-bigmem-develUpgrade kernel-default | May 13, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1090-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1126-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1154-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1091-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1150-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-208-powerpc-smp | Apr 14, 2021 | Mar 11, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 11, 2021 |
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