CVE-2020-11669
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 10, 2020 at 02:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise LinuxLeap
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.2 on the powerpc platform. arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_book3s.S does not have save/restore functionality for PNV_POWERSAVE_AMR, PNV_POWERSAVE_UAMOR, and PNV_POWERSAVE_AMOR, aka CID-53a712bae5dd.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.2
Affected range stops below 5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Leap· openSUSEdrupal
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0
References (11)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00035.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/53a712bae5dd919521a58d7bad773b949358add0x_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208660.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208661.htmlx_refsource_MISCMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-dev/2020-April/208663.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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