CVE-2021-47291

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 16.2% 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

2024-05-21 14:35Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 08:47Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-05-21

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-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

69ffbad9f5129632b2836e5c677920de9ccb4546ea17be1d8e4a0bd98a72789d

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/830251361425c5be044db4d826aaf304ea3d14c6
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ce8fafb68051fba52546f8bbe8621f7641683680
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/115784bcccf135c3a3548098153413d76f16aae0
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fb4792f091e608a0a1d353dfdf07ef55a719db5