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CVE-2020-11668 json

In the Linux kernel before 5.6.1, drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlink_cit.c (aka the Xirlink camera USB driver) mishandles invalid descriptors,…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-4011

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the Linux kernel before 5.6.1, drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlink_cit.c (aka the Xirlink camera USB driver) mishandles invalid descriptors, aka CID-a246b4d54770.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 5.6.1
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.5.17-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-11668

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-179.209
  • linux Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-99.100
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1107.118
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 4.15.0-1066.70
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-1061.65
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.15.0-99.100~16.04.1
  • linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.3.0-53.47~18.04.1
  • linux-kvm Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1071.78

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11668

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  • kernel RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • bpftool RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-core RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-tools RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • python3-perf RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-modules RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8
  • kernel-zfcpdump RHEL 8 4.18.0-240.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4431RHSA-2020:4609RHSA-2021:2725RHSA-2021:2726

  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.138.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +4 more 4.4.180-94.138.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +5 more 4.4.180-94.138.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP3_Update_37 SLES for SAP 12 SP3, SLES 12 SP3-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 +3 more 1-4.3.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.66.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.66.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Live Patching 15 +3 more 4.12.14-150.66.1
  • kernel-vanilla SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 4.12.14-150.66.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2021:14630-1SUSE-SU-2021:0452-1SUSE-SU-2021:0438-1SUSE-SU-2021:0437-1SUSE-SU-2021:0117-1SUSE-SU-2021:0108-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-syms-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-rt_debug openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-source-rt openSUSE Leap 15.2 5.3.18-lp152.3.5.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.91.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.91.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.91.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 15.1 4.12.14-lp151.28.91.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2021:0242-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0075-1openSUSE-SU-2021:0060-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-11668 updated cvss 7.1

kernel: mishandles invalid descriptors in drivers/media/usb/gspca/xirlink_cit.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, kernel-alt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 4.18.0-240.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) perf 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel 4.18.0-240.el8, bpftool 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-core 4.18.0-240.el8, kernel-tools 4.18.0-240.el8, python3-perf 4.18.0-240.el8, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4431
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2725
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.rt56.1179.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2726
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules-extra 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-kvm 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-modules 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, kernel-rt-debug-core 4.18.0-240.rt7.54.el8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4609
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, bpftool 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-1160.36.2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:2725
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

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