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.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 4.4 · linux, fedoraproject, redhatNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 11
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1876995 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HE4CT3NL6OEBRRBUKHIX63GLNVOWCVRW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUCBCKRHWP3UD2AVVYQJE7BIJEMCMXW5/