CVE-2021-47161

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 13.4% 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

2024-03-25 09:16Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:49Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-25

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive InformationBase
• CWE-402Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')Class

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e65e17255db0912e270dfd73894a03b2229002fea8ce36df7ed2fdcd311943ce

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a089bae827ec30ad9b6cb7048020a62fae0cfa
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00450ed03a17143e2433b461a656ef9cd17c2f1d
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d1cc4b4b585f9a2ce72c52cca004d5d735bdf1
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe6921e3b8451a537e01c031b8212366bb386e3e
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12391be4724acc9269e1845ccbd881df37de4b56
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/680ec0549a055eb464dce6ffb4bfb736ef87236e