CVE-2019-19529 Use after free in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

A malicious USB device can trigger a use-after-free in the Linux kernel's mcba_usb driver, potentially allowing code execution or privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-19529?

CVE-2019-19529 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 3 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel before 5.3.11, there is a use-after-free bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/net/can/usb/mcba_usb.c driver, aka CID-4d6636498c41.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19529?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19529?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2019-19529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19529, GHSA-2pfw-56q4-cfv3, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19529.

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