description: A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the btrfs_rm_device function in fs/btrfs/volumes.c in the Linux Kernel, where triggering the bug requires ‘CAP_SYS_ADMIN’. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
problem types: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
affected:
{
product: kernel
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: Fixed in v5.15-rc1 and above.
}