PT-2021-8024 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

Published

2021-04-13

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Updated

2024-08-19

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CVE-2021-46914

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to an unbalanced device enable/disable in suspend/resume, caused by the removal of pci enable device mem() from ixgbe resume() in commit 6f82b2558735. This removal led to an unbalanced increase/decrease of dev->enable cnt. The problem can be fixed by adding pci enable device mem() back. The vulnerability may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Improper Resource Release

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-03147
CVE-2021-46914
OPENSUSE-SU-2024_1489-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1465-1
SUSE-SU-2024:1489-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel
Red Os
Suse