CVE-2021-4149 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/13/2565 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2026485 https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/885

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5