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CVE-2020-8832: Ubuntu 18.04 Linux kernel i915 incomplete fix for CVE-2019-14615

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• 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: none known
• Published: 2020-04-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

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.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 18.04, 14.04, 16.04
• NetApp Aff 8300 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff 8700 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff A220 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff A320 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff A400 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff A700S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Aff C190 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Cloud Backup: all versions
• NetApp Fas2720 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas2750 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas8300 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas8700 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas Baseboard Management Controller A220 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas Baseboard Management Controller A320 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas Baseboard Management Controller A400 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas Baseboard Management Controller A800 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Fas Baseboard Management Controller C190 Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H300E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H300S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H410S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H500S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H610C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H610S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H615C Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700E Firmware: all versions
• NetApp H700S Firmware: all versions
• NetApp Solidfire & Hci Management Node: all versions

References

• 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
• 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

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