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CVE-2021-47142

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47142 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's AMD GPU (amdgpu) driver, specifically affecting the ttm module. This flaw occurs because the ttm->sg pointer is not properly set to NULL, leading to a general protection fault and system panic. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), an attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this to cause a denial of service (system crash). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.4.271CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.9.0, < 4.9.271CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.0, < 4.14.235CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.19.0, < 4.19.193CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.124CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

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 (7)

ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux (xenial)Fixed in: 4.4.0-279.313
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws (trusty)Fixed in: 4.4.0-1153.159
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-lts-xenial (trusty)Fixed in: 4.4.0-279.313~14.04.1
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-fips (xenial)Fixed in: 4.4.0-1123.130
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-aws (xenial)Fixed in: 4.4.0-1191.206
ubuntupatch availablevia ubuntu_usn
Product: linux-kvm (xenial)Fixed in: 4.4.0-1154.165
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (3)

ubuntuUSN-8143-2

Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities

Apr 2, 2026
ubuntuUSN-8143-1

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Apr 1, 2026
redhatCVE-2021-47142Moderate

kernel: drm/amdgpu: Fix a use-after-free

Mar 25, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/0707c3fea8102d211631ba515ef2159707561b0d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/1e5c37385097c35911b0f8a0c67ffd10ee1af9a2
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/3293cf3513d69f00c14d43e2020826d45ea0e46a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/7398c2aab4da960761ec182d04d6d5abbb4a226e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/952ab3f9f48eb0e8050596d41951cf516be6b122
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a849e218556f932576c0fb1c5a88714b61709a17
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/d4ea141fd4b40636a8326df5a377d9c5cf9b3faa
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f98cdf084405333ee2f5be548a91b2d168e49276
Patch