Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.6.1Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/998912346c0da53a6dbb71fab3a138586b596b30Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4345-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4364-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4368-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4369-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 7, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified