CVE-2020-8832 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1862840 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4302-1

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5