CVE-2020-8002

Description

A NULL pointer dereference in vrend_renderer.c in virglrenderer through 0.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via commands that attempt to launch a grid without previously providing a Compute Shader (CS).

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/virgl/virglrenderer/merge_requests/340/diffs?commit_id=572a36879701598fa727f50313508be99865b58f third party advisory patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/virgl/virglrenderer/merge_requests/340/diffs?commit_id=725e12beba4a41934f0ab62d399b5d4de2d13190 third party advisory patch
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/virgl/virglrenderer/merge_requests/340 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00017.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8002?
CVE-2020-8002 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8002?
To fix CVE-2020-8002, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-8002 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-8002 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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