MEDIUM 4.4 Microsoft

CVE-2019-3819

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.

Microsoft Security Update 2019-Jan: 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.

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Published: 2019-01-08 · Source: Microsoft · Feed updated: 2026-10-02
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 was published on 2019-01-08 via Microsoft. Affected: azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-1 on Azure Linux 3.0, cm1 kernel 5.10.60.1-1 on CBL Mariner 1.0, cbl2 kernel 5.10.78.1-1 on CBL Mariner 2.0 and 1 more.
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