CVE-2019-20806

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2. There is a NULL pointer dereference in tw5864_handle_frame() in drivers/media/pci/tw5864/tw5864-video.c, which may cause denial of service, aka CID-2e7682ebfc75.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.12%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2 release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e7682ebfc750177a4944eeb56e97a3f05734528 third party advisory patch
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e7682ebfc750177a4944eeb56e97a3f05734528 patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00012.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4698 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00022.html vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-20806?
CVE-2019-20806 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-20806?
To fix CVE-2019-20806, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-20806 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-20806 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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