CVE-2021-4149

Medium

Description

A vulnerability was found in btrfs_alloc_tree_b in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c in the Linux kernel due to an improper lock operation in btrfs. In this flaw, a user with a local privilege may cause a denial of service (DOS) due to a deadlock problem.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 23, 2022
First seenMar 23, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-667CWE-667

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel5.15 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 5.15, 5.155.15
debian debian_linux9.0—

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