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CVE-2021-47271

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47271 addresses a deadlock vulnerability in the Linux kernel's USB cdnsp driver, specifically within the cdnsp_thread_irq_handler function. This flaw, caused by incorrect spinlock usage, affects systems running the Linux kernel. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability is a local attack vector requiring low privileges and complexity, with a high impact on availability (system crash). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.12, < 5.12.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.13:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
4.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0015 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-47271Low

kernel: usb: cdnsp: Fix deadlock issue in cdnsp_thread_irq_handler

May 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/a9aecef198faae3240921b707bc09b602e966fce
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ae746b6f4ce619cf4032fd798a232b010907a397
Patch