CVE-2021-47055
Published: Feb 29, 2024
Modified: May 23, 2026
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Linux | Linux | affected 1c9f9125892a43901438bf704ada6b7019e2a884 - < f4d28d8b9b0e7c4ae04214b8d7e0b0466ec6bcafaffected 583d42400532fbd6228b0254d7c732b771e4750d - < 9625b00cac6630479c0ff4b9fafa88bee636e1f0affected 389c74c218d3b182e9cd767e98cee0e0fd0dabaa - < f73b29819c6314c0ba8b7d5892dfb03487424beeaffected ab1a602a9cea98aa37b2e6851b168d2a2633a58d - < 75ed985bd6c8ac1d4e673e93ea9d96c9908c1d37affected 9a53e8bd59d9f070505e51d3fd19606a270e6b93 - < 5880afefe0cb9b2d5e801816acd58bfe91a96981+13 more versions |
Linux | Linux | affected 5.9unaffected 0 - < 5.9unaffected 4.4.269 - <= 4.4.*unaffected 4.9.269 - <= 4.9.*unaffected 4.14.233 - <= 4.14.*+6 more versions |
References
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