CVE-2021-46967

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

Equal to or higher than the score of 14.0% 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 2026-08-04.

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 18:47Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:45Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-02-27

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-230Improper Handling of Missing ValuesVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

c0d23a9178c6203b7effc69bcd4ee583358dcdbf2892e54c284dceeb3829c9d8

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b8b6399666a29daa30b0bb3f5c9e3fc81c5a6a6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/940230a5c31e2714722aee04c521a21f484b4df7
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/93dbbf20e3ffad14f04227a0b7105f6e6f0387ce
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a3e0fad16d40a2aa68ddf7eea4acdf48b22dd44