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CVE-2020-11609: linux kernel before 5.6.1 (exclusive); +2 more affected products
CVE-2020-11609. CVSS 3.1 base score 4.3 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.00588 (percentile 0.46425), scored 2026-10-08.
Affected technology
linux kernel · before 5.6.1 (exclusive)
linux
ubuntu linux · 16.04
canonical
ubuntu linux · 18.04
canonical
n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source
Description’s affected range: before 5.6.1. drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx.c and drivers/media/usb/gspca/stv06xx/stv06xx_pb0100.c mishandle invalid descriptors
Component: Not specified by the source
Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Physical access · Low privileges required · No user interaction required
What an attacker can do
NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 4.3/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.
- CWE
- CWE-476
- CCR priority
- 17.3 /100 (P5)
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
- EPSS
- 0.00588 · percentile 0.46425 · 2026-10-08
- KEV
- no
Provenance
- GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:17:07.463462+00:00 UTC
- NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC
Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-11609.html