CVE-2020-25639

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    CVE-2020-25639

    Published: 4 Mar 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995

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