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.
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Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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{'score': 0.00037}

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{'score': 0.00043}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:17.876Z

Reserved: 2018-12-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-19985

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-21T16:00:33.373

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:56.517

Link: CVE-2018-19985

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-12-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19985 - Bugzilla

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