CVE-2021-46997

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

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.0% 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

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

2024-02-28 08:13Z2 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-20Improper Input ValidationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6d27c4f04e5b42a9c2cd9b89d11aa4081fac464fe5b0791c459d8ca580f52e95

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51524fa8b5f7b879ba569227738375d283b79382
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e67a83f078005461b59b4c776e6b5addd11725fa
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8d52005f57bbb4a4ec02f647e2555d327135c68
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d6a38da8e79e94cbd1344aa90876f0f805db705