#VU17359 Information disclosure in TouchPad - CVE-2018-15532
Published: February 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17359
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15532
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TouchPad
TouchPad
Software vendor:
Synaptics
Synaptics
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to invalidly formatted API requests can cause SynTP.sys to reveal freed kernel memory pointers.. A local attacker can read portions of kernel memory that can be used to weaken KASLR and gain elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.