Out-of-bounds Write Affecting torvalds/linux package, versions [,5.2.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TORVALDSLINUX-3004546
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Jul 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-13631  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade torvalds/linux to version 5.2.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. In parse_hid_report_descriptor in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel through 5.2.1, a malicious USB device can send an HID report that triggers an out-of-bounds write during generation of debugging messages.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1