CVE-2021-46908

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 15.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-02-27 06:53Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:44Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

325a321825f62a079618b928e1e68a060d40fd02e5e7e2fdebed529a5f9f2f7a

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f3ff11204eac0ee23acf64deecb3bad7b0db0c6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ccdc6c6cae38b91c871293fb0ed8c6845a61b51
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9601148392520e2e134936e76788fc2a6371e7be