CVE-2019-19537

Published: Dec 3, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

4.2

Vector

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

Exploitability: 0.5 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Before 5.2.10

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (12)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.10

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=303911cfc5b95d33687d9046133ff184cf5043ff

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html