CVE-2021-46924

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

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.4% 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 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. 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 09:43Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:44Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6808f4f0336ebaecce4f36a5ce8efea880038091ebf9c3e279afacef535c89ef

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38c3e320e7ff46f2dc67bc5045333e63d9f8918d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1e0080a35a16ce3808f7040fe0c3a8fdb052349
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cd4063dbc91cf7965d73a6a3855e2028cd4613b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e553265ea56482da5700f56319fda9ff53e7dcb4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/238920381b8925d070d32d73cd9ce52ab29896fe
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9dadba502234eea7244879b8d5d126bfaf9f0c