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CVE-2020-8832

Ubuntu 18.04 Linux kernel i915 incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14615

Published: Apr 9, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 64.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The fix for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for CVE-2019-14615 ("The Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors.") was discovered to be incomplete, meaning that in versions of the kernel before 4.15.0-91.92, an attacker could use this vulnerability to expose sensitive information.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
cloud backup
Hardware Firmware
solidfire \& hci management node
Hardware Firmware
steelstore cloud integrated storage
Hardware Firmware
aff 8300 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff 8700 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff a220 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff a320 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff a400 firmware
Hardware Firmware
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Ubuntu
commercial·GBaka ubuntu linux
18.04 LTS (bionic) Linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
and 24 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8832
access.redhat.com
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1862840
bugs.launchpad.net
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1817047
bugzilla.redhat.com
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