CVE-2019-19536 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

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

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-2019-19536?

CVE-2019-19536 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_pro.c driver, aka CID-ead16e53c2f0.

Weakness: CWE-909

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19536?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-19536?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-19536 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19536 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19536, GHSA-pjfj-8qjp-8vjv, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19536.

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