Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-8832
CVE-2020-8832
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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Affected products
2- Range: <4.15.0-91.92
- Ubuntu/18.04 LTS (bionic) Linux kernelv5Range: 4.15.x kernels
Patches
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References
3- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1862840nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200430-0004/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4302-1nvdThird Party Advisory
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