CVE-2018-15532 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2019-03-17

Score: 3.8 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hp:synaptics_touchpad_driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7408	SynTP.sys in Synaptics Touchpad drivers before 2018-06-06 allows local users to obtain sensitive information about freed kernel addresses.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00425.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106799
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-23156
https://www.synaptics.com/products/touchpad-family
https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/touchpad-driver-security-brief-20190124.pdf

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00175}`	epss `{'score': 0.00156}`

Subscriptions

Hp Synaptics Touchpad Driver

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-03-17T21:23:10.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T09:54:03.638Z

Reserved: 2018-08-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-15532

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-21T16:00:21.310

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:51:00.903

Link: CVE-2018-15532

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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