Red Hat: CVE-2020-27820: use-after-free in nouveau kernel module (Multiple Advisories)
5
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
11/03/2021
05/14/2022
05/13/2022
03/13/2024
Description
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).
Solution(s)
- redhat-upgrade-kernel
- redhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
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