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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8832

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.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.16.5-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-8832
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 14:10 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8832

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Apr 2020, 00:15 UTC

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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8832

linux

Fixed versions: 4.16.5-1

linux

Fixed versions: 4.16.5-1

linux

Fixed versions: 4.16.5-1

Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-26T12:02:54.889603634Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2020-04-10T00:15:11.99+00:00"
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