CVE-2019-19947

Description

In the Linux kernel through 5.4.6, there are information leaks of uninitialized memory to a USB device in the drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_leaf.c driver, aka CID-da2311a6385c.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/da2311a6385c3b499da2ed5d9be59ce331fa93e9 third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/24/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00013.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200204-0002/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4285-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00001.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4284-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4427-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19947?
CVE-2019-19947 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19947?
To fix CVE-2019-19947, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19947 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19947 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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