7.8

CVE-2021-47446: drm/msm/a4xx: fix error handling in a4xx_gpu_init()

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-47446DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47446
Published 22-05-2024Last modified 05-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-47446 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
SUSE-SU-2024:2008-1SUSE-SU-2024:2011-1SUSE-SU-2024:2019-1SUSE-SU-2024:2189-1SUSE-SU-2024:2190-1

Timeline

  1. 22-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: drm/msm/a4xx: fix error handling in a4xx_gpu_init() This code returns 1 on error instead of a negative error. It leads to an Oops in the caller. A second problem is that the check for "if (ret != -ENODATA)" cannot be true because "ret" is set to 1.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.21% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu62 products
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.13All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 5785dd7a8ef0de8049f40a1a109de6a1bf17b479, < 3962d626eb3e3b23ebb2e2a61537fa764acbfe11 | ≥ 5785dd7a8ef0de8049f40a1a109de6a1bf17b479, < 980d74e7d03ccf2eaa11d133416946bd880c7c08 | 5.11
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.11, < 5.14.14 | 5.15:rc1 | 5.15:rc2 | 5.15:rc3 | 5.15:rc4 | 5.15:rc5
Debian1 product
  • linux< 5.14.16-1

3 vendors · 65 products

References

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