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CVE-2021-47306

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47306 is a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel's FDDI network driver, specifically within the fza_probe function, affecting Linux kernel versions. This flaw arises from attempting to use network device private data after it has been freed, leading to potential system instability or compromise. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could grant a local attacker high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.20, < 5.4.135CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.53CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.13.5CPE 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
14.1%
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 45th 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-2021-47306Moderate

kernel: net: fddi: fix UAF in fza_probe

May 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/04b06716838bfc26742dbed3ae1d3697fe5317ee
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/bdfbb51f7a437ae8ea91317a5c133ec13adf3c47
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/deb7178eb940e2c5caca1b1db084a69b2e59b4c9
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f33605908a9b6063525e9f68e62d739948c5fccf
Patch