Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel USB character device driver (CID-303911cfc5b9)

Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel USB character device driver (CID-303911cfc5b9)

CVE-2019-19537 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

In the Linux kernel before 5.2.10, there is a race condition bug that can be caused by a malicious USB device in the USB character device driver layer, aka CID-303911cfc5b9. This affects drivers/usb/core/file.c.

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