CVE-2020-25639

Public on 2021-03-04
Modified on 2022-01-10
Description
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s GPU Nouveau driver functionality in the way the user calls ioctl DRM_IOCTL_NOUVEAU_CHANNEL_ALLOC. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.
Severity
Low severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Kernel-5.4 Extra kernel 2022-01-28 ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-001 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv3 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H