What is CVE-2019-19537?

CVE-2019-19537 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2019-19537 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19537?

CVE-2019-19537 has a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19537?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-19537. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2019-19537 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-19537 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2019-19537

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-12-03

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

4.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2019-19537 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2019-19537 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/2020-03/msg00021.html
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-5.2.10

Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=303911cfc5b95d33687d9046133ff184cf5043ff
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2019-19537

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.2 / 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-2019-19537?

CVE-2019-19537 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2019-19537 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-19537?

CVE-2019-19537 has a CVSS score of 4.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-19537?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2019-19537. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2019-19537 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2019-19537 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →