CVE-2021-47523

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

Ranks above 15.1% 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

2024-05-24 15:09Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:56Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-05-24

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
• CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

6deeba388905b82f06449e11b42ef566e8244a6573e08a328d4c25468a20b999

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2c08271f4ed0e24633b3f81ceff61052b9d45efc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/834d0fb978643eaf09da425de197cc16a7c2761b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/60a8b5a1611b4a26de4839ab9c1fc2a9cf3e17c1