CVE-2021-46935

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 13.8% 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:H/I:N/A:N

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 09:44Z2 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-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereClass
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3e7e4cdf3cce6305010ebd16621ec1b57449fa40446291c7fd98a5f841b0f22e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d2df539d05205fd83c404d5f2dff48d36f9b495
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c7064402609aeb6fb11be1b4ec10673ff17b593
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/103b16a8c51f96d5fe063022869ea906c256e5da
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1cb8444f3114f0bb2f6e3bcadcf09aa4a28425d4
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17691bada6b2f1d5f1c0f6d28cd9d0727023b0ff
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cfd0d84ba28c18b531648c9d4a35ecca89ad9901