CVE-2021-47578

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 15.0% 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 2026-06-17.

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

2024-06-19 14:53Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 13:57Z3 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-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
• CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7bc0504f4a0462f62e8bcfdef70420517287a6fa4ac71a232f04de42ff7138aa

• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa1f912712a109b6306746133de7e5343f016b26
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d11d35203b0aa13533634e270fe2c3610e531b
• git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3344b58b53a76199dae48faa396e9fc37bf86992