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Linux Linux — mac80211: validate extended element ID is present
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0034 26.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 41cbb0f5a29592874355e4159489eb08337cd50e – —
Linux 4.19 – 4.19.222
TIMELINE
Jun 19 Reserved by Linux
Jun 19 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2021-47611 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
mac80211: validate extended element ID is present
Before attempting to parse an extended element, verify that
the extended element ID is present.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| June 19, 2024 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| June 19, 2024 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2021-47611 (Linux). CVSS 8.1 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 41cbb0f5a29592874355e4159489eb08337cd50e | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.19 | 4.19.222 |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2021-47611 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.