NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-debug-modules-extra package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-KERNELDEBUGMODULESEXTRA-1952104
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 28 Aug 2020
Introduced: 28 Aug 2020
CVE-2020-25639 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:8 kernel-debug-modules-extra.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-modules-extra package and not the kernel-debug-modules-extra package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25639
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995
- 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/
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