What is CVE-2020-25639?

CVE-2020-25639 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2020-25639 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25639?

CVE-2020-25639 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25639?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-25639. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-25639 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-25639 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2020-25639

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2021-03-04

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2020-25639 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-25639 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
Lists
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-25639

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2021-03-04

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25639?

CVE-2020-25639 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2020-25639 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25639?

CVE-2020-25639 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-25639?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-25639. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-25639 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-25639 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →