CVE-2020-27820

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    CVE-2020-27820

    Published: 3 Nov 2021Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel, where a use-after-frees in nouveau's postclose() handler could happen if removing device (that is not common to remove video card physically without power-off, but same happens if "unbind" the driver).

    References: https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20201103194912.184413-2-jcline%40redhat.com/, https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20201103194912.184413-3-jcline%40redhat.com/, https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20201103194912.184413-4-jcline%40redhat.com/, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1901726

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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