{"id":"CVE-2020-11609","title":"An issue was discovered in the stv06xx subsystem in the Linux kernel before 5.6.1","summary":"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 po…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"linux","product":"linux_kernel","affected":["linux_kernel < 5.6.1","ubuntu_linux = 16.04","ubuntu_linux = 18.04"],"patched":["linux_kernel 5.6.1"],"published":"2020-04-07","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T21:17:21.150","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11609","references":[{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/485b06aadb933190f4bc44e006076bc27a23f205","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00588,"epssPercentile":0.46393,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T22:11:53.713Z","slug":"CVE-2020-11609","body":"## Overview\n\nAn 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `linux_kernel < 5.6.1`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 16.04`\n- `ubuntu_linux = 18.04`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `linux_kernel 5.6.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}