Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2021-28964
A race condition was discovered in get_old_root in fs/btrfs/ctree.c in the Linux kernel through 5.11.8. It allows attackers to cause a denial of service (BUG) because of a lack of locking on an extent buffer before a cloning operation, aka CID-dbcc7d57bffc.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (18.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0003/ (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00019.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-28964?
- CVE-2021-28964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2021-03-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-28964?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-28964 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.