CVE-2018-3619 Information disclosure in Intel Optane memory

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

An attacker with physical access can recover data from Intel Optane memory modules using Whole Disk Encryption due to an information disclosure flaw.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-3619?

CVE-2018-3619 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Optane memory, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Information disclosure vulnerability in storage media in systems with Intel Optane memory module with Whole Disk Encryption may allow an attacker to recover data via physical access.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3619?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Intel Core I3, Intel Core I5, Intel Core I7, Intel Core I9, Intel Core M3, Intel Xeon E-2124 and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3619?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-3619 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3619 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgf9-xx3c-6m8g.

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