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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-11609. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

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

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-11609 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
Security
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
Debian Security
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205
Patch

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?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-11609. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
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.
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. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →