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CVE-2023-52897

kernel: btrfs: qgroup: do not warn on record without old_roots populated

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 21, 2024

Updated · April 28, 2026

Description

A vulnerability was found in the Linux Kernel's Btrfs quota management caused by false warnings during qgroup rescans. This issue occurs when the NO_ACCOUNTING flag allows skipping qgroup accounting for inconsistent states, leaving some qgroup records with unpopulated old_roots fields.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not vulnerable to this CVE, as it does not affect the versions or configurations of the Linux Kernel used in its distributions.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is ei ther not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-824 · Access of Uninitialized Pointer