CVE-2021-46949

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

Equal to or higher than the score of 12.6% 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 18:40Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:45Z5 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

3ae8495b844bb54e7b5e8823f387b576b44ed3414d0ecba1706bf4b91a50b195

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb791572d6747ef385f628450f8d57cd132e6e5a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1570985ec04116cc665b760faf666a104154170
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98d91180748986bfb6dfb3e72765f3225719a647
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5b1faa92289b53cad654123ed2bc8e10f6ddd4ac