CVE-2020-11609An issue was discovered in the stv06xx subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1.
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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.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | before 5.6.1 | NVD |
canonical ubuntu_linux canonical:ubuntu_linux | 16.04; 18.04 | NVD |
References
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205x-refsource-misc
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205x-refsource-misc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/x-refsource-confirm
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ubuntu
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ubuntu
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ubuntu
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ubuntu
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.htmlmailing-list, x-refsource-mlist
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698vendor-advisory, x-refsource-debian
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse
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