Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2021-47446

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a4xx: fix error handling in a4xx_gpu_init() This code returns 1 on error instead of a negative error. It leads to an Oops in the caller. A second problem is that the check for "if (ret != -ENODATA)" cannot be true because "ret" is set to 1.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-47446: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Linux — versions 5785dd7a8ef0de8049f40a1a109de6a1bf17b479, 5.11, 0
  • Linux Kernel — versions 5.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47446?
CVE-2021-47446 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-47446?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.