CVE-2021-46962

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 13.7% 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

Analyzed. 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 18:47Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:45Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

48b770000020345284efb03a25080481940458789145b8da6d364bddbdf07a77

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d8941b9b2d3e7b3481fdf43b1a6189d162175b7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25ac6ce65f1ab458982d15ec1caf441acd37106a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebe0f12cf4c044f812c6d17011531582f9ac8bb3
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6e7fda496978f2763413b5523557b38dc2bf6c2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e29c84857e2d51aa017ce04284b962742fb97d9e