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CVE-2021-47486

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47486 is a NULL dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's RISC-V BPF JIT component. This flaw occurs when the JIT fails to converge, leading to a NULL pointer being passed to bpf_jit_binary_free(), causing a system crash. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it presents a network-exploitable, low-complexity attack that can lead to a denial of service. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.7, < 5.10.77CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.11, < 5.14.16CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0068 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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-2021-47486Moderate

kernel: riscv, bpf: Fix potential NULL dereference

May 22, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/27de809a3d83a6199664479ebb19712533d6fd9b
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/cac6b043cea3e120f4fccec16f7381747cbfdc0d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e1b80a5ebe5431caeb20f88c32d4a024777a2d41
Patch