#VU28220 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2020-11608
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28220
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2020-11608
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in "drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c" file in "ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs". A remote authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- 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=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/