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CVE-2021-47367

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47367 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's virtio-net component, specifically affecting the handling of network packets in "big mode." This flaw occurs when the system fails to release unused pages after building a socket buffer (skb), leading to a gradual depletion of memory resources. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and could lead to high confidentiality impact due to potential system instability or denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.13, < 5.14.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

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:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
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
13.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0023 is in the 60th 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 Patches (2)

redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-47367Low

kernel: virtio-net: fix pages leaking when building skb in big mode

May 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/afd92d82c9d715fb97565408755acad81573591a
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/f020bb63b5d2e5576acadd10e158fe3b04af67ba
Patch