CVE-2020-25639 Information

Description

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s GPU Nouveau driver functionality in versions prior to 5.12-rc1 in the way the user calls ioctl DRM_IOCTL_NOUVEAU_CHANNEL_ALLOC. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction Required

HIGH

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.4