### [CVE-2021-3739](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3739)
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### Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the btrfs_rm_device function in fs/btrfs/volumes.c in the Linux Kernel, where triggering the bug requires ‘CAP_SYS_ADMIN’. This flaw allows a local attacker to crash the system or leak kernel internal information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e4571b8c5e9ffa1e85c0c671995bd4dcc5c75091
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3739

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.