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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-19036

btrfs_root_node in fs/btrfs/ctree.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because rcu_dereference(root->node) can be zero.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.84%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

btrfs_root_node in fs/btrfs/ctree.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because rcu_dereference(root->node) can be zero.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.84% probability · 78th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.