CVE-2021-38203

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    CVE-2021-38203

    Published: 8 Aug 2021Last Modified: 11 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210902-0010/, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1cb3db1cf383a3c7dbda1aa0ce748b0958759947, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.13.4

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1cb3db1cf383a3c7dbda1aa0ce748b0958759947

    Affected versions

    v2.6.12-rc2
    v2.6.12-rc3
    v2.6.12-rc4
    v2.6.13
    v2.6.13-rc1
    v2.6.13-rc2
    v2.6.13-rc3
    v2.6.13-rc4
    v2.6.13-rc5
    v2.6.13-rc6
    v2.6.13-rc7
    v2.6.14-rc1
    v2.6.14-rc2
    v2.6.14-rc3
    v2.6.15-rc1
    v2.6.15-rc2
    v2.6.15-rc4
    v2.6.15-rc5
    v2.6.15-rc7
    v2.6.16
    v2.6.16-rc1
    v2.6.16-rc2
    v2.6.16-rc3
    v2.6.16-rc4
    v2.6.16-rc5
    v2.6.16-rc6
    v2.6.17
    v2.6.17-rc1
    v2.6.17-rc2
    v2.6.17-rc3
    v2.6.17-rc4
    v2.6.17-rc5
    v2.6.17-rc6
    v2.6.18
    v2.6.18-rc1
    v2.6.18-rc2
    v2.6.18-rc3
    v2.6.18-rc5
    v2.6.18-rc6
    v2.6.19-rc1
    v2.6.19-rc2
    v2.6.20-rc1
    v2.6.20-rc2
    v2.6.20-rc3
    v2.6.20-rc4
    v2.6.20-rc5
    v2.6.20-rc6
    v2.6.20-rc7
    v2.6.21
    v2.6.21-rc1
    v2.6.21-rc2
    v2.6.21-rc3
    v2.6.21-rc4
    v2.6.21-rc5
    v2.6.21-rc6
    v2.6.21-rc7
    v2.6.22
    v2.6.22-rc1
    v2.6.22-rc2
    v2.6.22-rc3
    v2.6.22-rc4
    v2.6.22-rc5
    v2.6.22-rc6
    v2.6.22-rc7
    v2.6.23
    v2.6.23-rc1
    v2.6.23-rc2
    v2.6.23-rc3
    v2.6.23-rc4
    v2.6.23-rc5
    v2.6.23-rc6
    v2.6.23-rc7
    v2.6.23-rc8
    v2.6.23-rc9
    v2.6.24
    v2.6.24-rc1
    v2.6.24-rc2
    v2.6.24-rc3
    v2.6.24-rc4
    v2.6.24-rc5
    v2.6.24-rc6
    v2.6.24-rc7
    v2.6.24-rc8
    v2.6.25
    v2.6.25-rc1
    v2.6.25-rc2
    v2.6.25-rc3
    v2.6.25-rc4
    v2.6.25-rc5
    v2.6.25-rc6
    v2.6.25-rc7
    v2.6.25-rc8
    v2.6.25-rc9
    v2.6.26
    v2.6.26-rc1
    v2.6.26-rc2
    v2.6.26-rc3
    v2.6.26-rc4
    v2.6.26-rc5
    v2.6.26-rc6
    v2.6.26-rc7
    v2.6.26-rc8
    v2.6.26-rc9
    v2.6.27
    v2.6.27-rc1
    v2.6.27-rc2
    v2.6.27-rc3
    v2.6.27-rc4
    v2.6.27-rc5
    v2.6.27-rc6
    v2.6.27-rc7
    v2.6.27-rc8
    v2.6.27-rc9
    v2.6.28
    v2.6.28-rc1
    v2.6.28-rc2
    v2.6.28-rc3
    v2.6.28-rc4
    v2.6.28-rc5
    v2.6.28-rc6
    v2.6.28-rc7
    v2.6.28-rc8
    v2.6.28-rc9
    v2.6.29
    v2.6.29-rc1
    v2.6.29-rc2
    v2.6.29-rc3
    v2.6.29-rc4
    v2.6.29-rc5
    v2.6.29-rc6
    v2.6.29-rc7
    v2.6.29-rc8
    v2.6.30
    v2.6.30-rc1
    v2.6.30-rc2
    v2.6.30-rc3
    v2.6.30-rc4
    v2.6.30-rc5
    v2.6.30-rc6
    v2.6.30-rc7
    v2.6.30-rc8
    v2.6.31
    v2.6.31-rc1
    v2.6.31-rc2
    v2.6.31-rc3
    v2.6.31-rc4
    v2.6.31-rc5
    v2.6.31-rc6
    v2.6.31-rc7
    v2.6.31-rc8
    v2.6.31-rc9
    v2.6.32
    v2.6.32-rc1
    v2.6.32-rc2
    v2.6.32-rc3
    v2.6.32-rc4
    v2.6.32-rc5
    v2.6.32-rc6
    v2.6.32-rc7
    v2.6.32-rc8
    v2.6.33
    v2.6.33-rc1
    v2.6.33-rc2
    v2.6.33-rc3
    v2.6.33-rc4
    v2.6.33-rc5
    v2.6.33-rc6
    v2.6.33-rc7
    v2.6.33-rc8
    v2.6.34
    v2.6.34-rc1
    v2.6.34-rc2
    v2.6.34-rc3
    v2.6.34-rc4
    v2.6.34-rc5
    v2.6.34-rc6
    v2.6.34-rc7
    v2.6.35
    v2.6.35-rc1
    v2.6.35-rc2
    v2.6.35-rc3
    v2.6.35-rc4
    v2.6.35-rc5
    v2.6.35-rc6
    v2.6.36
    v2.6.36-rc1
    v2.6.36-rc2
    v2.6.36-rc3
    v2.6.36-rc4
    v2.6.36-rc5
    v2.6.36-rc6
    v2.6.36-rc7
    v2.6.36-rc8
    v2.6.37
    v2.6.37-rc1
    v2.6.37-rc2
    v2.6.37-rc3
    v2.6.37-rc4
    v2.6.37-rc5
    v2.6.37-rc6
    v2.6.37-rc7
    v2.6.37-rc8
    v2.6.38
    v2.6.38-rc1
    v2.6.38-rc2
    v2.6.38-rc3
    v2.6.38-rc4
    v2.6.38-rc5
    v2.6.38-rc6
    v2.6.38-rc7
    v2.6.38-rc8
    v2.6.39
    v2.6.39-rc1
    v2.6.39-rc2
    v2.6.39-rc3
    v2.6.39-rc4
    v2.6.39-rc5
    v2.6.39-rc6
    v2.6.39-rc7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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