What is the severity of CVE-2018-15532?

CVE-2018-15532 has been designated a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15532?

To mitigate CVE-2018-15532, users should upgrade to the latest Synaptics Touchpad drivers released after June 6, 2018.

Who is affected by CVE-2018-15532?

Local users of affected HP Synaptics Touchpad drivers prior to version June 6, 2018, are at risk from CVE-2018-15532.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2018-15532?

There are no known workarounds for CVE-2018-15532; updating the drivers is the recommended solution.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-15532

low

3.8

CWE

200

17/3/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-15532: Infoleak

Q: What type of information is exposed by CVE-2018-15532?

CVE-2018-15532 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.

First published: Sun Mar 17 2019(Updated: )

SynTP.sys in Synaptics Touchpad drivers before 2018-06-06 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Hp Synaptics Touchpad Driver	<=2018-06-06

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15532?
CVE-2018-15532 has been designated a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15532?
To mitigate CVE-2018-15532, users should upgrade to the latest Synaptics Touchpad drivers released after June 6, 2018.
Who is affected by CVE-2018-15532?
Local users of affected HP Synaptics Touchpad drivers prior to version June 6, 2018, are at risk from CVE-2018-15532.
What type of information is exposed by CVE-2018-15532?
CVE-2018-15532 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2018-15532?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2018-15532; updating the drivers is the recommended solution.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15532?
CVE-2018-15532 has been designated a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to expose sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15532?
To mitigate CVE-2018-15532, users should upgrade to the latest Synaptics Touchpad drivers released after June 6, 2018.
Who is affected by CVE-2018-15532?
Local users of affected HP Synaptics Touchpad drivers prior to version June 6, 2018, are at risk from CVE-2018-15532.
What type of information is exposed by CVE-2018-15532?
CVE-2018-15532 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2018-15532?
There are no known workarounds for CVE-2018-15532; updating the drivers is the recommended solution.