CVE-2020-11609
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CVE-2020-11609 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the stv06xx subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c and drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c mishandle invalid descriptors, as demonstrated by a NULL pointer dereference, aka CID-485b06aadb93.. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the stv06xx subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c and drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c mishandle invalid descriptors, as demonstrated by a NULL pointer dereference, aka CID-485b06aadb93.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | < 5.6.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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