CVE-2021-47544

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

0.86% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 56.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-04.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2026-08-05 08:48Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2024-05-24

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Critical (CVSS 9.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8ca010c6a0b98a94f3b793ab9f2fb032ccee1b738f1292f15a3b78bba5e9a68e

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6f340a331fb72e5ac23a083de9c780e132ca3ae
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a9afcd827cafe14a95c9fcbded2c2d104f18dfc
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dacb5d8875cc6cd3a553363b4d6f06760fcbe70c