CVE-2021-38203

NameCVE-2021-38203
Descriptionbtrfs 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)buster4.19.249-2fixed
buster (security)4.19.304-1fixed
bullseye5.10.209-2fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.205-2fixed
bookworm6.1.76-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.85-1fixed
trixie6.6.15-2fixed
sid6.7.9-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcestretch(not affected)
linuxsourcebuster(not affected)
linuxsourcebullseye(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)5.14.6-1

Notes

[bullseye] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerability introduced later)
[buster] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerability introduced later)
[stretch] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerability introduced later)
https://git.kernel.org/linus/1cb3db1cf383a3c7dbda1aa0ce748b0958759947

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