CVE-2019-20806

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.2 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2. There is a NULL pointer dereference in tw5864_handle_frame() in drivers/media/pci/tw5864/tw5864-video.c, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-2e7682ebfc75.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0001/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 29.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 5.2
Published May 27, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026