4.9
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2020-25639
Nouveau GPU Driver NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 4, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25639 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat openshift_container_platform
3 Redhat messaging_realtime_grid
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Fedoraproject fedora
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2020-25639 vulnerability.
Run 'yum update kernel' to update your system.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-25639 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-25639 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-25639 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25639 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.11.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:messaging_realtime_grid:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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. 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.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.4
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.01%

score

0.33359

percentile