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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | Jul 4, 2022 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python3-perf | Jun 2, 2021 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Apr 1, 2021 | Aug 28, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 4, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default | Jan 15, 2021 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1031-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1044-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gkeUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1045-oracleUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-73-genericUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1035-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-73-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1033-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1032-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1039-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1029-oracleUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1027-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1015-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.10.0-1021-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1043-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1048-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-53-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-5.8.0-1024-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1047-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-raspi-nolpaeUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04bUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-73-generic-lpae | Apr 14, 2021 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 4, 2021 |
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