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CVE-2021-47302

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47302 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's igc network driver. It occurs when the next descriptor to watch is not properly cleared during a TX ring cleanup, leading to invalid memory accesses if igc_poll() runs during a controller reset. This can cause the driver to attempt to free an already freed skb. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any publicly available exploit codes in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has also received minimal community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.20, < 5.4.136CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.54CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.14:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
13.7%
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 44th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-47302Moderate

kernel: igc: Fix use-after-free error during reset

May 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/56ea7ed103b46970e171eb1c95916f393d64eeff
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a9508e0edfe369ac95d0825bcdca976436ce780f
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e15f629036bac005fc758b4ad17896cf2312add4
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/ea5e36b7367ea0a36ef73a163768f16d2977bd83
Patch