# CVE-2018-3619: Information disclosure in Intel Optane memory

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fgf9-xx3c-6m8g

## 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 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3619?

It affects 17 products.


Products: Intel Core I3, Intel Core I5, Intel Core I7, Intel Core I9, Intel Core M3, Intel Xeon E-2124, Intel Xeon E-2124g, Intel Xeon E-2126g, Intel Xeon E-2134, Intel Xeon E-2136, Intel Xeon E-2144g, Intel Xeon E-2146g, Intel Xeon E-2174g, Intel Xeon E-2176g, Intel Xeon E-2176m, Intel Xeon E-2186g, Intel Xeon E-2186m.

## 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Optane memory

- [CVE-2018-12169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12169/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2018-3615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3615/): Information disclosure in Multiple (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2017-5704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5704/): Information disclosure in Intel Core Processor (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2018-3620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3620/): Information disclosure in Multiple (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2018-3646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3646/): Information disclosure in Multiple (medium 5.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-3619 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Intel Optane memory. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3619/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3619/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3619
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3619
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3619

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