CVE-2021-47255

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

0.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 15.4% 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

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

2024-05-21 14:19Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:50Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-04-10

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

03e5be217caccaeaa44d26dd7f87ea2520108d702875e8452faf638c73f38eae

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf99ea52970caeb4583bdba1192c1f9b53b12c84
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/018685461a5b9a9a70e664ac77aef0d7415a3fd5
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2aff09807fbe4018c269d3773a629949058b210
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/218bf772bddd221489c38dde6ef8e917131161f6