CVE-2020-11608

Name: CVE-2020-11608
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-04-07T14:15:14.09+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.3/10EPSS 0.53%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-11608 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c allows NULL pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs when there are zero endpoints, aka CID-998912346c0d.. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c allows NULL pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs when there are zero endpoints, aka CID-998912346c0d.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

4.3/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.53%

40.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.6.1
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698

Timeline

Published: Apr 7, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-11608?

How severe is CVE-2020-11608?

CVE-2020-11608 has a CVSS score of 4.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11608?

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Source: NVD / NIST