The vulnerability of the __get_cur_name_and_parent() function in the fs/btrfs/send.c module of the file system support module for Linux’s kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the getcurnameandparent function in the fs/btrfs/send.c module of the Linux file system support module is related to copying buffers without checking the size of the input data a classic buffer overflow attack. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromi...