What is CVE-2020-11669?

CVE-2020-11669 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2020-11669 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11669?

CVE-2020-11669 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-11669?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-11669. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2020-11669 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-11669 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2020-11669

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2020-04-10

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2020-11669 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517

Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4363-1/
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
Kernel patch commit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2020-11669

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2020-04-10

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11669?

CVE-2020-11669 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2020-11669 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-11669?

CVE-2020-11669 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-11669?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2020-11669. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2020-11669 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2020-11669 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.