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01 Record

CVE-2021-4149

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 33.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-03-23 19:46Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 17:16Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-12-21
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b81e1bdfc7609900d11a56f31b0edca168125b6d173892d2a2705d16e66e391f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/akernelkernel 5.15 rc6—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.14.16-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.14.16-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.14.16-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.15.0-184.194
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1133.143
  • linux-aws-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-aws-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1061.64~18.04.1
  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1142.156
  • linux-azure-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1065.68~18.04.1
  • linux-azure-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-dell300x
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1047.52
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-4.15
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1127.142
  • linux-gcp-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.63~18.04.1
  • linux-gke-4.15
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1057.60~18.04.1
  • linux-gkeop-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1029.30~18.04.2
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-92.103~18.04.2
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1119.123
  • linux-oem
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1098.108
  • linux-oracle-5.0
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.3
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.63~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi-5.4
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1048.53~18.04.1
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1114.122
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1132.142

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 5.4.0-92.103
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1061.64
  • linux-aws-5.11
    Fixed in 5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1
  • linux-aws-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1065.68
  • linux-azure-5.11
    Fixed in 5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1
  • linux-azure-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-bluefield
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1023.26
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.63
  • linux-gcp-5.11
    Fixed in 5.11.0-1024.26~20.04.1
  • linux-gcp-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1057.60
  • linux-gkeop
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1029.30
  • linux-hwe-5.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-5.13
    Fixed in 5.13.0-23.23~20.04.2
  • linux-hwe-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-ibm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1010.11
  • linux-intel-5.13
    No fix yet
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1051.53
  • linux-oem-5.10
    Fixed in 5.10.0-1051.53
  • linux-oem-5.13
    Fixed in 5.13.0-1026.32
  • linux-oem-5.14
    Fixed in 5.14.0-1007.7
  • linux-oem-5.6
    No fix yet
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1059.63
  • linux-oracle-5.11
    Fixed in 5.11.0-1023.24~20.04.1
  • linux-oracle-5.8
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1048.53
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv-5.11
    Fixed in 5.11.0-1024.25~20.04.1
  • linux-riscv-5.8
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS

  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1117.123
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1142.156~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-239.273~14.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-239.273
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-aws
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1155.170
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-aws-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1133.143~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1142.156~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1127.142~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-hwe
    Fixed in 4.15.0-184.194~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-kvm
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1118.128
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-oracle
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1098.108~16.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1088.95
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2072.76
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2053.58
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-1090.100
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 4.15.0-2037.41
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-azure-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1038.44
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
  • linux-gcp-fips
    Fixed in 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
    Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS

  • linux-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS

  • linux-aws-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-azure-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-fips
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-fips
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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