Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-47197

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net/mlx5e: nullify cq->dbg pointer in mlx5_debug_cq_remove() Prior to this patch in case mlx5_core_destroy_cq() failed it proceeds to rest of destroy operations. mlx5_co…

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

  • Linux — versions ed8aafea4fec9c654e63445236e0b505e27ed3a7, 4f7bddf8c5c01cac74373443b13a68e1c6723a94, 5.15
  • Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.16

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47197?
CVE-2021-47197 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-47197?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-47197 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.