MEDIUMCVSS 5.5

CVE-2021-44879

CVE-2021-44879 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-10-16
Sources: nvd

Summary

In gc_data_segment in fs/f2fs/gc.c in the Linux kernel before 5.16.3, special files are not considered, leading to a move_data_page NULL pointer dereference.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-44879

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