CVE-2023-4389

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    CVE-2023-4389

    Published: 16 Aug 2023Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in btrfs_get_root_ref in fs/btrfs/disk-io.c in the btrfs filesystem in the Linux Kernel due to a double decrement of the reference count. This issue may allow a local attacker with user privilege to crash the system or may lead to leaked internal kernel information.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4389, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2219271, https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/patch/[email protected]/

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    Attack Vector
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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