What is CVE-2021-47216?

CVE-2021-47216 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, affecting Linux kernel versions from 3.10 onward and patched in 4.4.293, 4.9.291, 4.14.256 and others. CVE-2021-47216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47216?

CVE-2021-47216 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47216?

Yes, CVE-2021-47216 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.4.293, 4.9.291, 4.14.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.

Is CVE-2021-47216 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-47216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2021-47216

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: scsi: advansys: Fix kernel pointer leak Pointers should be printed with %p or %px rather than cast to 'unsigned long' and printed with %lx. Change %lx to %p to print the hashed pointer.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-10

Last modified 2025-03-18

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Yes

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Affected versions

Linux kernel versions 3.10 and later are affected. Fixed in 4.4.293, 4.9.291, 4.14.256, 4.19.218, 5.4.162, 5.10.82, 5.15.5, 5.16 and their respective stable series.

Affected from

≥ 3.10

Fixed in

✓ 4.4.293 4.4.x ✓ 4.9.291 4.9.x ✓ 4.14.256 4.14.x ✓ 4.19.218 4.19.x ✓ 5.4.162 5.4.x ✓ 5.10.82 5.10.x ✓ 5.15.5 5.15.x ✓ 5.16

References

8 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/055eced3edf5b675d12189081303f6285ef26511

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06d7d12efb5c62db9dea15141ae2b322c2719515

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/27490ae6a85a70242d80615ca74d0362a820d6a7

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5612287991debe310c914600599bd59511ababfb

Patch
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad19f7046c24f95c674fbea21870479b2b9f5bab

Patch

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2021-47216

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-10

Modified 2025-03-18

KEV No

Patch

Yes

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-47216?

CVE-2021-47216 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 3.10 onward and has been patched in 4.4.293, 4.9.291, 4.14.256 and others. CVE-2021-47216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2021-47216?

CVE-2021-47216 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2021-47216?

Yes. CVE-2021-47216 has been patched. Fixed versions include 4.4.293, 4.9.291, 4.14.256 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 3.10 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
Is CVE-2021-47216 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2021-47216 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.