Medium (5.5) in linux linux kernel. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
5.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)