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CVE-2021-47482

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47482 addresses a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's B.A.T.M.A.N. Advanced (batman-adv) networking module, specifically related to improper error handling during initialization. This flaw could lead to cleaning up uninitialized memory fields, potentially causing system instability or a General Protection Fault (GPF). The vulnerability is rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3. It requires low privileges (PR:L) and high attack complexity (AC:H) for a network-based attack (AV:N), with a potential impact of high availability loss (A:H). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any public exploit codes available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.6.38, < 4.4.293CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.5, < 4.9.289CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.14.254CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.215CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.157CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.74%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
50.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0074 is in the 39th percentile among its peer group of 1,428 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17099-17086Fixed in: 5.15.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 19705-17086Fixed in: 5.15.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17110-16823Fixed in: 5.15.176.3-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.176.3-3 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.179.1-1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cbl2 kernel 5.15.176.3-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0Fixed in: 5.15.176.3-1

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2021-47482Low

kernel: net: batman-adv: fix error handling

May 22, 2024
microsoft2024-May/CVE-2021-47482Moderate

net: batman-adv: fix error handling

May 14, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/07533f1a673ce1126d0a72ef1e4b5eaaa3dd6d20
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/0c6b199f09be489c48622537a550787fc80aea73
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6422e8471890273994fe8cc6d452b0dcd2c9483e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/6f68cd634856f8ca93bafd623ba5357e0f648c68
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a8f7359259dd5923adc6129284fdad12fc5db347
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b0a2cd38553c77928ef1646ed1518486b1e70ae8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e50f957652190b5a88a8ebce7e5ab14ebd0d3f00
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/fbf150b16a3635634b7dfb7f229d8fcd643c6c51
Patch