CVE-2019-5016

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-06-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An exploitable arbitrary memory read vulnerability exists in the KCodes NetUSB.ko kernel module which enables the ReadySHARE Printer functionality of at least two NETGEAR Nighthawk Routers and potentially several other vendors/products. A specially crafted index value can cause an invalid memory read, resulting in a denial of service or remote information disclosure. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted packet on the local network to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

Kcodes Netusb.Ko: 1.0.2.66, 1.0.2.69
NETGEAR R7900 Firmware: 1.0.3.810.037
NETGEAR R8000 Firmware: 1.0.4.28_10.1.54

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108820
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0775
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108820
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0775

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