CVE-2021-38203MediumCVSS 5.5

btrfs in the Linux kernel before 5.13.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via processes that trigger allocation of new system chunks during times when there is a shortage of free space in the system space_info.

Published
August 13, 2021
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability? One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.

🎯 Affected products2

  • cbl2 kernel 5.10.78.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • cm1 kernel 5.10.60.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0

✅ Remediation

KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build - KBCBL-Mariner Releases (Security Update) — fixed build 5.10.78.1-1

🔗 References (2)