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CVE-2018-19985

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-19985 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's hso.c driver, affecting versions up to 4.19.8, as well as Debian and NetApp products. It allows an attacker to potentially read arbitrary data within the kernel's address space by manipulating the if_num value from a USB device. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability requires physical access (AV:P) but has low attack complexity and no user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.6MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.96%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0096 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 1,531 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-147.rt24.93.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.rt56.1093.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-0:4.18.0-147.el8
View patch
susepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-alt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-19985Low

kernel: oob memory read in hso_probe in drivers/net/usb/hso.c

Dec 12, 2018

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-01/msg00023.html
Mailing ListPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-02/msg00007.html
Mailing ListPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/151420/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html
Release NotesThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3309
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:3517
hexhive.epfl.ch / projects/perifuzz
PatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00002.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org / bugtraq/2019/Jan/52
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190404-0002
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4115-1
usn.ubuntu.com / 4118-1