CVE-2020-11669

Name: CVE-2020-11669
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-04-10T15:15:12.63+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.48%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-11669 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2 on the powerpc platform. arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3s.S does not have save/restore functionality for PNV_POWERSAVE_AMR, PNV_POWERSAVE_UAMOR, and PNV_POWERSAVE_AMOR, aka CID-53a712bae5dd.. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2 on the powerpc platform. arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3s.S does not have save/restore functionality for PNV_POWERSAVE_AMR, PNV_POWERSAVE_UAMOR, and PNV_POWERSAVE_AMOR, aka CID-53a712bae5dd.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.48%

37.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 5.2
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	7.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208660.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208661.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208663.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0001/Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4363-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517Third Party Advisory
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208660.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208661.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208663.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0001/Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4363-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/

Timeline

Published: Apr 10, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-11669?

How severe is CVE-2020-11669?

CVE-2020-11669 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11669?

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Source: NVD / NIST