CVE-2019-19052 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's gs_usb.c driver, specifically within the gs_can_open() function. This flaw, present in kernel versions prior to 5.3.11, affects various distributions including Broadcom, Canonical, Debian, and Oracle. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication or user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), leading to a denial of service through memory consumption (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article noted.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.16, < 3.16.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.17, < 4.4.201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.5, < 4.9.201CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.10, < 4.14.154CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.15, < 4.19.84CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.