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CVE-2021-38203
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2021-08-08T20:15:07.217 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:01:45.283

Summary

btrfs in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via processes that trigger allocation of new system chunks during times when there is a shortage of free space in the system space_info.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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