CVE-2019-3819
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CVE-2019-3819 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A 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. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A 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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.18 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3819Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106730Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3819Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3932-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/Third Party Advisory
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