# CVE-2019-11884: The do\_hidp\_sock\_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.15 allows a local user to obtain potentially sen

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-05-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The do_hidp_sock_ioctl function in net/bluetooth/hidp/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 5.0.15 allows a local user to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a HIDPCONNADD command, because a name field may not end with a '\0' character.

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## Related

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## References

- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.0.15
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a1616a5ac99ede5d605047a9012481ce7ff18b16
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a1616a5ac99ede5d605047a9012481ce7ff18b16
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108299
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LAYXGGJUUYPOMCBZGGDCUZFLUU3JOZG5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PF2PDXUGOFEOTPVEACKFIHQB6O4XUIZD/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00037.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPWHQHNM2MSGO3FDJVIQXQNKYVR7TV45/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00043.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00071.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4465
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00011.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/26
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4068-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4076-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4069-2/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4118-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3517
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0740

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