CVE-2021-46928

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

0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 13.3% 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 2026-06-17.

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 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-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsClass
• CWE-274Improper Handling of Insufficient PrivilegesBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

537b582083c9b4c3653f30ab0a798e75ad8f7fcacf86f767e971f1d6833ec938

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d01e9ce1af6116f812491d3d3873d204f10ae0b8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96373f0a5f484bc1e193f9951dcb3adf24bf3f7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/484730e5862f6b872dca13840bed40fd7c60fa26