CVE-2021-3739

Se ha encontrado un fallo de desreferencia de puntero NULL en la función btrfs_rm_device en el archivo fs/btrfs/volumes.c en el Kernel de Linux, donde el desencadenamiento del bug requiere "CAP_SYS_ADMIN". Este fallo permite a un atacante local bloquear el sistema o filtrar información interna del kernel. La mayor amenaza de esta vulnerabilidad es la disponibilidad del sistema

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Atheros Ath9k WiFi driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. Alois Wohlschlager discovered that the overlay file system in the Linux kernel did not restrict private clones in some situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the btrfs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly handle removing a non-existent device id. An attacker with CAP_SYS_ADMIN could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.