MSRC_CVE-2021-3739

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2022-03-02 00:00 - Updated: 2022-03-15 00:00
Summary
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the btrfs_rm_device function in fs/btrfs/volumes.c in the Linux Kernel where triggering the bug requires ‘CAP_SYS_ADMIN’. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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