CVE-2021-3739

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3739
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-10 17:43:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-09 14:44:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp Baseboard Management Controller H700s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H300s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H300s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410c - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410c Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H410s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H410s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H500s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H500s Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700e - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700e Firmware - All All All
Hardware Netapp H700s - All All All
Operating System Netapp H700s Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Linux kernel: fs/btrfs: null-ptr-dereference bug in btrfs_rm_device in fs/btrfs/volumes.c MISC www.openwall.com
btrfs: fix NULL pointer dereference when deleting device by invalid id · torvalds/linux@e4571b8 · GitHub MISC github.com
1997958 – (CVE-2021-3739) CVE-2021-3739 kernel: null-ptr-dereference bug in btrfs_rm_device in fs/btrfs/volumes.c MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE-2021-3739 | Ubuntu MISC ubuntu.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
CVE-2021-3739 Linux Kernel Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159401 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9457)
  • 159405 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9461)
  • 159421 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9474)
  • 159422 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel-container (ELSA-2021-9475)
  • 178809 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 4978-1)
  • 182052 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3739)
  • 198540 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5113-1)
  • 198542 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5115-1)
  • 198543 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5117-1)
  • 198563 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5137-1)
  • 198565 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5137-2)
  • 353155 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS2KERNEL-5.10-2022-005
  • 6140414 AWS Bottlerocket Security Update for kernel (GHSA-mgpp-7p6c-ph3c)
  • 751137 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1271-1)
  • 751160 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3179-1)
  • 751170 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3205-1)
  • 900740 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8936)
  • 905812 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8936-1)
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