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CVE-2021-47055

UNKNOWN
Published 2024-02-29T22:37:30.071Z
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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

mtd: require write permissions for locking and badblock ioctls

MEMLOCK, MEMUNLOCK and OTPLOCK modify protection bits. Thus require
write permission. Depending on the hardware MEMLOCK might even be
write-once, e.g. for SPI-NOR flashes with their WP# tied to GND. OTPLOCK
is always write-once.

MEMSETBADBLOCK modifies the bad block table.

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GHSA-x2mc-jwgp-h2fq

Advisory Details

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mtd: require write permissions for locking and badblock ioctls MEMLOCK, MEMUNLOCK and OTPLOCK modify protection bits. Thus require write permission. Depending on the hardware MEMLOCK might even be write-once, e.g. for SPI-NOR flashes with their WP# tied to GND. OTPLOCK is always write-once. MEMSETBADBLOCK modifies the bad block table.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 1, 2024, Modified: January 9, 2025

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Published: 2024-02-29T22:37:30.071Z
Last Modified: 2025-05-04T12:40:58.929Z
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