CVE-2019-3819

unknown
Published — · Modified —
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3819

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-3819.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.19.20-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.19.20-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.19.20-1
debian debiansidfixed4.19.20-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.19.20-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.