CVE-2021-46952

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 20.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.1 (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: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 18:40Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:45Z3 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-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6f0b7ec830271c21cc58acb64ef510f04c4d35a944028d5d1e76118e5dce8a02

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96fa26b74cdcf9f5c98996bf36bec9fb5b19ffe2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f3380121d49e829fb73ba86240c181bc32ad897
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d0163821c035040a46d816a42c0780f0f0a30a8
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09f11ef35955785f92369e25819bf0629df2e59