CVE-2019-19537

Summary

CVECVE-2019-19537
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-12-03 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-18 07:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel before 5.2.10, there is a race condition bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the USB character device driver layer, aka CID-303911cfc5b9. This affects drivers/usb/core/file.c.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.10 MISC cdn.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2114-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0336-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Linux kernel: multiple vulnerabilities in the USB subsystem x3 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2068-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159684 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2020-4431)
  • 940256 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2020:4431)
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