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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"versions": [
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"status": "affected",
"version": "Fixed in v5.15-rc1 and above."
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1997958
git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e4571b8c5e9ffa1e85c0c671995bd4dcc5c75091
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e4571b8c5e9ffa1e85c0c671995bd4dcc5c75091
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220407-0006/
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3739
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/25/3