5.5

CVE-2020-8832: canonical ubuntu_linux

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-8832DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8832
Published 09-04-2020Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8832 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
USN-4302-1

Timeline

  1. 09-04-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.45% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netapp31 products
Ubuntu15 products
  • linux< 4.15.0-91.92
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.15.0-1063.67
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-hwe< 4.15.0-1063.67~16.04.1
  • linux-azure< 4.15.0-1074.79~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1075.80 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.16.5-1

4 vendors · 48 products

References

7 links