CVE-2021-47197

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 14.4% 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

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

2024-04-10 18:56Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:46Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-03-25

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-158Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL CharacterVariant

Data version

5.2

Document digest

aee5abd9b9567281d08b2cf66638853567c3696a17a932e537342846c892d9d0

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/471c492890557bd58f73314bb4ad85d5a8fd5026
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ae38157080616a13a9fe3f0b4b6ec0070aa408a
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/76ded29d3fcda4928da8849ffc446ea46871c1c2