CVE-2021-47160

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

0.33% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 25.8% 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 2026-08-04.

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

2024-03-25 09:16Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:46Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7955283f7dc72b77ce24e4ba924aff75eb803dd0612bdb4e44e6ac179af169ba

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae389812733b1b1e8e07fcc238e41db166b5c78d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fe4e1f48ba119bdbc7c897c83b04ba0d08f5488
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b91117b66fe875723a4e79ec6263526fffdb44d2
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82ae35b6c14feae5f216913d5b433e143c756d4e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/474a2ddaa192777522a7499784f1d60691cd831a