CVE-2019-19537 Information

Description

In 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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4 https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.10 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=303911cfc5b95d33687d9046133ff184cf5043ff https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

4.2