CVE-2018-19985
The function hso_get_config_data in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.8 reads if_num from the USB device (as a u8) and uses it to index a small array, resulting in an object out-of-bounds (OOB) read that potentially allows arbitrary…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The function hso_get_config_data in drivers/net/usb/hso.c in the Linux kernel through 4.19.8 reads if_num from the USB device (as a u8) and uses it to index a small array, resulting in an object out-of-bounds (OOB) read that potentially allows arbitrary read in the kernel address space.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · netapp/active iq performance analytics services · netapp/element software management node
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151420/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- https://hexhive.epfl.ch/projects/perifuzz/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/52Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151420/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- https://hexhive.epfl.ch/projects/perifuzz/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jan/52Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4115-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.