Information disclosure in Linux kernel

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU28407

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14615

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

Insufficient control flow in certain data structures for some Intel(R) Processors with Intel(R) Processor Graphics may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: 4.4 - 5.4.42

External links

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.210
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.210
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.165
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.96
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.12
http://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.5

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.