4.9

CVE-2019-3819: canonical ubuntu_linux Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-3819DEBIAN-CVE-2019-3819CGA-236g-5wp8-mqx7
Published 25-01-2019Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3819 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 16 · Related 12
DLA-1731-1DLA-1771-1MGASA-2019-0097MGASA-2019-0098MGASA-2019-0171OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1193-1

Timeline

  1. 25-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the function hid_debug_events_read() in drivers/hid/hid-debug.c file which may enter an infinite loop with certain parameters passed from a userspace. A local privileged user ("root") can cause a system lock up and a denial of service. Versions from v4.18 and newer are vulnerable.

CVSS metrics

8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.46% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, administrative account, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard82 products
  • hyperv-daemons-6.18All versions (No fix recorded)
  • hyperv-daemons-genericAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12All versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.65-r0
  • linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedAll versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu22 products
  • linux< 4.4.0-145.171 | < 4.15.0-60.67
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1040.43 | < 4.4.0-1079.89 | < 4.15.0-1047.49
  • linux-aws-fips< 4.15.0-2018.18 | All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1047.49~16.04.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1059.64~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1056.61 | < 5.0.0-1014.14~18.04.1
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product
Opensuse1 product
The linux foundation1 product
  • kernel:from v4.18 and newer

7 vendors · 110 products

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