CVE-2020-11608 (Medium) detected in linuxlinux-4.19.238

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CVE-2020-11608 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxlinux-4.19.238

The Linux Kernel

Library home page: https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/?wsslib=linux

Found in HEAD commit: 05c0743befb9102e2ecb9fbd0fa8eb43eb8bb5ec

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c /drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c

Vulnerability Details

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/ov519.c allows NULL pointer dereferences in ov511_mode_init_regs and ov518_mode_init_regs when there are zero endpoints, aka CID-998912346c0d.

Publish Date: 2020-04-07

URL: CVE-2020-11608

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Physical - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11608

Release Date: 2020-06-13

Fix Resolution: linux - v5.7-rc1

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