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CVE-2019-8372

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-02-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

The LHA.sys driver before 1.1.1811.2101 in LG Device Manager exposes functionality that allows low-privileged users to read and write arbitrary physical memory via specially crafted IOCTL requests and elevate system privileges. This occurs because the device object has an associated symbolic link and an open DACL.

Affected products

• LG Lha.Sys: before 1.1.1811.2101 — fixed in 1.1.1811.2101

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: LG Lha.Sys 1.1.1811.2101. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.jackson-t.ca/lg-driver-lpe.html
• https://lgsecurity.lge.com/security_updates.html
• https://twitter.com/Jackson_T/status/1097353402034475009
• http://www.jackson-t.ca/lg-driver-lpe.html
• https://lgsecurity.lge.com/security_updates.html
• https://twitter.com/Jackson_T/status/1097353402034475009

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