Null pointer reference in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and before version Linux kernel version…

published 2021-02-17 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4676

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 23%
public exploits: 0; none known

Null pointer reference in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and before version Linux kernel version 5.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 6

intel graphics_drivers 26.20.100.7212

debian ubuntu red hat suse opensuse rocky linux

linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.6-1
firmware-nonfree Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 20210208-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12364

linux-azure-fde-5.15 Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 5.15.0-1114.123~20.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-12364

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kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8
kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-305.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2021:1578 RHSA-2021:1739 RHSA-2021:2314 RHSA-2021:2316 RHSA-2021:1620

kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 5.3.18-24.52.1
kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP2, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 5.3.18-24.52.1
kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP2, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 +3 more 5.3.18-24.52.1
kernel-preempt SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP2, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP2, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 5.3.18-24.52.1
kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 5.3.18-24.52.1
kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP2, SLE Micro 5.0 5.3.18-24.52.1.9.24.1
kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 5.3.18-18.38.1
kernel-syms-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP2 5.3.18-18.38.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:0741-1 SUSE-SU-2021:0738-1 SUSE-SU-2021:0735-1 SUSE-SU-2021:0694-1

kernel-firmware openSUSE Leap 15.2 20200107-lp152.2.6.1
kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-preempt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-kvmsmall openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2
kernel-obs-build openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.66.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:0407-1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0393-1

linux-firmware Rocky Linux 8 20201218-102.git05789708.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2021:1620

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-12364 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 5.5

kernel: Null pointer dereference in some Intel(R) Graphics Drivers

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 linux-firmware, iwl100-firmware, iwl105-firmware, iwl135-firmware, iwl1000-firmware, iwl2000-firmware, +12 more
affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-305.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel 4.18.0-305.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-305.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-305.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-305.el8, +36 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1578
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2314
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.rt56.1169.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2316
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8, +4 more
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:1739
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.31.1.el7
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2314
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +99 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Intel(R) Graphics Drivers for Windows* before version 26.20.100.7212 and

Classification

Weakness

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

References

intel.com /content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00438.html
vendor-advisory
lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00002.html
mailing-list

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-12364
NVD CVE-2020-12364

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Summary