CVE-2020-11609

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 5.6.1 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (13)

Core 13
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 20.0%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (3)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
linux/linux_kernel < 5.6.1
Published Apr 07, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026