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CVE-2019-19037

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.89% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-11-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2019-19037
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.89%
Linux

Original NVD Description

ext4_empty_dir in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel through 5.3.12 allows a NULL pointer dereference because ext4_read_dirblock(inode,0,DIRENT_HTREE) can be zero.

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