QID 198363

Date Published: 2021-05-24

QID 198363: Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4945-1)

The nouveau gpu driver in the linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions in some situations

A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
(CVE-2020-25639)

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4945-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-4945-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo usn.ubuntu.com/4945-1