CVE-2019-3819 — Infinite Loop in Linux
Severity
4.4MEDIUMNVD
OSV7.0OSV4.6OSV3.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJan 25
Latest updateMay 13
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages10 packages
Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Ubuntu Linux 14.04, 16.04, 18.04
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
9GHSA▶
GHSA-794c-rcrg-7j7w: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug↗2022-05-13
OSV▶
linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2 regression↗2019-09-11
OSV▶
linux, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities↗2019-09-02