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CVE-2021-47576

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-47576 is a Use-After-Free (UAF) vulnerability in the Linux kernel's scsi_debug module, specifically within the resp_mode_select() function. This flaw allows a local attacker with low privileges to trigger a UAF condition by manipulating the block descriptor length, potentially leading to a denial of service, information disclosure, or arbitrary code execution. Rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it has a high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.9.294CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.10, < 4.14.259CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15, < 4.19.222CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.20, < 5.4.168CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.5, < 5.10.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
15.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 48th 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 Patches (4)

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
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2021-47576Low

kernel: scsi: scsi_debug: Sanity check block descriptor length in resp_mode_select()

Jun 19, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/04181973c38f3d6a353f9246dcf7fee08024fd9e
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/90491283b4064220682e4b0687d07b05df01e3bf
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/a9078e791426c2cbbdf28a320c3670f6e0a611e6
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/adcecd50da6cab7b4957cba0606771dcc846c5a9
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b847ecff850719c46c95acd25a0d555dfd16e10d
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/dfc3fff63793c571147930b13c0f8c689c4281ac
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e0a2c28da11e2c2b963fc01d50acbf03045ac732
Patch