NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-11668
Published: May 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27875
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11668
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlink_cit.c in Xirlink camera USB driver. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the driver and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-11668
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a246b4d547708f33ff4d4b9a7a5dbac741dc89d8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a246b4d547708f33ff4d4b9a7a5dbac741dc89d8
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/