CVE-2018-12193 Information disclosure in Intel QuickAssit Technology for Linux
An unprivileged local user can disclose sensitive information due to insufficient access control in the Intel QuickAssist Technology driver stack.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12193?
CVE-2018-12193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel QuickAssit Technology for Linux, published on 10 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient access control in driver stack for Intel QuickAssist Technology for Linux before version 4.2 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially disclose information via local access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12193?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quickassist Technology.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12193?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12193 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12193 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel QuickAssit Technology for Linux
- CVE-2026-20714 Memory corruption in Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows
- CVE-2026-20767 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows
- CVE-2022-21804 Memory corruption in Intel QAT Driver for Windows
- CVE-2022-41699 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows
- CVE-2023-28741 Memory corruption in Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows - HW Version 1.0
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwcp-jwjx-3jgm.