What is CVE-2020-11609?

CVE-2020-11609 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2020-11609 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11609?

CVE-2020-11609 has a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-11609?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-11609 patch availability.

Is CVE-2020-11609 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-11609 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2020-11609

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-04-07

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.3

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2020-11609 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

13 total

Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205

Patch Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205

Patch Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-11609

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-04-07

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11609?

CVE-2020-11609 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2020-11609 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11609?

CVE-2020-11609 has a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-11609?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2020-11609 patch availability.
Is CVE-2020-11609 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2020-11609 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.