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.
problem types: CWE-667
affected:
{
product: kernel
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: kernel 5.15 rc6
}