CVE-2019-3819

Summary

CVECVE-2019-3819
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-25 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-19 17:43:00 UTC
DescriptionA flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file which may enter an infinite loop with certain parameters passed from a userspace. A local privileged user ("root") can cause a system lock up and a denial of service. Versions from v4.18 and newer are vulnerable.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 15.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3932-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-2] linux regression update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1771-1] linux-4.9 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3932-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4118-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2019-3819 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1731-1] linux security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-4115-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1669187 – (CVE-2019-3819) CVE-2019-3819 kernel: infinite loop in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c:hid_debug_events_read() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1193-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900101 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
  • 900303 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
  • 900321 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
  • 901611 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6520-1)
  • 903534 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3500)
  • 905739 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (3500-1)
  • 906399 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6520-2)
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