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CVE-2019-19528

kernel: use-after-free bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 9, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in iowarrior_disconnect in iowarrior USB driver module were a flag was simultaneously modified causing a race between a device open and disconnect. This flaw could allow a physical attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) attack. This vulnerability could even lead to a kernel information leak problem.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

This flaw can be mitigated by preventing the affected USB IO-Warrior driver (iowarrior) kernel module from loading during the boot time, ensure the module is added into the blacklist file.

Refer:  
How do I blacklist a kernel module to prevent it from loading automatically? 
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/41278

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free