CVE-2019-19535 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 3 Dec 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A malicious USB device can trigger an information leak in the Linux kernel's peak_usb driver, exposing sensitive memory contents to an attacker.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2019-19535?

CVE-2019-19535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian 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 5.2.9, 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.

Weakness: CWE-909, CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19535?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Sd-Wan Edge.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19535?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-19535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19535, GHSA-c9j5-mrjc-hx8m, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19535.