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.
CVE-2020-11608
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 79% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 41.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 7, 2020
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (26)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttps://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- cve@mitrehttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2020-11608(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(6)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual (5.3.0.53.45) @ eoan | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-oem-osp1 (5.0.0.1052.55) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (4.4.0.179.187) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04-edge (4.15.0.99.106) @ xenial | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-305.rt7.72.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:4.18.0-305.el8 | 2021-05-18 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(5)
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2020-116082020-09-25
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.
- UbuntuUSN-4345-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4364-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4368-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-4369-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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