CVE-2021-46971

LOWNVD 3.33.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2024-02-27. NVD baseline CVSS 3.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
3.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 3.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

perf/core: Fix unconditional security_locked_down() call

Currently, the lockdown state is queried unconditionally, even though its result is used only if the PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_INTR bit is set in attr.sample_type. While that doesn't matter in case of the Lockdown LSM, it causes trouble with the SELinux's lockdown hook implementation.

SELinux implements the locked_down hook with a check whether the current task's type has the corresponding "lockdown" class permission ("integrity" or "confidentiality") allowed in the policy. This means that calling the hook when the access control decision would be ignored generates a bogus permission check and audit record.

Fix this by checking sample_type first and only calling the hook when its result would be honored.

CVSS v3
3.3
EG Score
3.3(medium)
EG Risk
15(Track)
EG Risk 15/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity33% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 27, 2024

Last Modified

January 8, 2025

References (10)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-46971?
CVE-2021-46971 is a low vulnerability published on February 27, 2024. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: perf/core: Fix unconditional securitylockeddown() call Currently, the lockdown state is queried unconditionally, even though its result is used only if the PERFSAMPLEREGS_INTR bit is set in attr.sample_type. While that doesn't…
When was CVE-2021-46971 disclosed?
CVE-2021-46971 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 27, 2024, with the most recent update on January 8, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-46971 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-46971 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 86.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-46971?
CVE-2021-46971 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-46971?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-46971, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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