What is CVE-2019-19531?

CVE-2019-19531 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2019-19531 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19531?

CVE-2019-19531 has a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19531?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-19531. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-19531 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-19531 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2019-19531

Medium

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.9, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/yurex.c driver, aka CID-fc05481b2fca.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-12-03

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

6.8

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2019-19531 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-19531 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00029.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel.org
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.9

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc05481b2fcabaaeccf63e32ac1baab54e5b6963
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-19531

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-12-03

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-19531?

CVE-2019-19531 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2019-19531 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19531?

CVE-2019-19531 has a CVSS score of 6.8 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19531?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-19531. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-19531 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-19531 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →