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.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-03-04T21:56:28.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:03:26.650Z

Reserved: 2020-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-25639

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T15:40:36.204Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-03-04T22:15:13.140

Modified: 2026-10-08T21:17:26.640

Link: CVE-2020-25639

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2020-08-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-25639 - Bugzilla