Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2019-19535
Published: December 3, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU30568
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19535
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
In the Linux kernel before 5.2.9, there is an info-leak bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/net/can/usb/peak_usb/pcan_usb_fd.c driver, aka CID-30a8beeb3042.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-19535
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/03/4
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.2.9
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a8beeb3042f49d0537b7050fd21b490166a3d9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html