CVE-2021-47296
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
14.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-401
Published 2024-05-21 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-05-21 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: PPC: Fix kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl vcpu_load leak vcpu_put is not called if the user copy fails. This can result in preempt notifier corruption and crashes, among other issues.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bafc34dc4ad0cef18727c557f21ed3c3304df50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4a488915feaad38345cc01b80d52e8200ff5209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc4188a2f56e821ea057aca6bf444e138d06c252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14ef1095387f764d95614d3ec9e4d07c82a3533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f38527f1890543cdfca8dfd06f75f9887cce6151
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bafc34dc4ad0cef18727c557f21ed3c3304df50
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4a488915feaad38345cc01b80d52e8200ff5209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc4188a2f56e821ea057aca6bf444e138d06c252
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14ef1095387f764d95614d3ec9e4d07c82a3533
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f38527f1890543cdfca8dfd06f75f9887cce6151