CVE-2019-19528
kernel: use-after-free bug caused by a malicious USB device in the drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c driver
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
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
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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 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE-416 · Use After Free