5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-4149
Btrfs Denial of Service Deadlock Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found in btrfs_alloc_tree_b in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c in the Linux kernel due to an improper lock operation in btrfs. In this flaw, a user with a local privilege may cause a denial of service (DOS) due to a deadlock problem.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 1, 2023, 3:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-4149 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-4149.

URL Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2026485 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/885 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/13/2565 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Python SmPL

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
124 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Dec. 23, 2020, 7:20 p.m. This repo has been linked 12 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4149 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4149 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/07/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2026485 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2026485 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/885 No Types Assigned https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/10/18/885 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/13/2565 No Types Assigned https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/9/13/2565 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-667
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux_kernel:5.15:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.15
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4149 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-4149 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

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0.19806

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