What is CVE-2021-47359?

CVE-2021-47359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2021-47359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-47359

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: cifs: Fix soft lockup during fsstress Below traces are observed during fsstress and system got hung. [ 130.698396] watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU#6 stuck for 26s!

EPSS: 0.002 (5.4th 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 5.14, 5.15, 5.13.12
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 5.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-667 — Improper Locking

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47359?: CVE-2021-47359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Locking. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2021-47359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.