| CVE-2021-20261 | Date: (C)2021-03-12 (M)2024-04-19 |
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 Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 6.4 | CVSS Score : 4.4 |
| Exploit Score: 0.5 | Exploit Score: 3.4 |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 6.4 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: HIGH | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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