Resource management error in Intel Xeon Scalable Processors - CVE-2019-11139

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Resource management error in Intel Xeon Scalable Processors - CVE-2019-11139

Published: November 14, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU22782
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11139
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper conditions check in the voltage modulation interface for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors. A local user can perform a denial of service attack.

The following Intel Xeon Scalable Processors are affected:

  • Intel Xeon Platinum Processors: 8153, 8156, 8158, 8160, 8160F, 8160M, 8160T, 8164, 8168, 8170, 8170M, 8176, 8176F, 8176M, 8180, 8180M
  • Intel Xeon Gold Processors: 5115, 5118, 5119T, 5120, 5120T, 5122, 6126, 6126F, 6126T, 6128, 6130, 6130F, 6130T, 6132, 6134, 6134M, 6136, 6138, 6138F, 6138T, 6140, 6140M, 6142, 6142F, 6142M, 6144, 6146, 6148, 6148F, 6150, 6152, 6154
  • Intel Xeon Silver Processors: 4108, 4109T, 4110, 4112, 4114, 4114T, 4116, 4116T
  • Intel Xeon Bronze Processors: 3104, 3106

Affected software

Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Arch Linux
Amazon Linux AMI
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Opensuse
Fedora
intel-microcode (Ubuntu package)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
microcode_ctl
microcode_ctl (Red Hat package)
kernel
kernel-headers
kernel-tools

How to mitigate CVE-2019-11139

Install firmware updates from your manufacturer's website.

intel-microcode (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.14.04.2, 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.16.04.2, 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.18.04.2, 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.19.04.2, 3.20191115.1ubuntu0.19.10.2
microcode_ctl - addressed in versions 2.1-33.fc29, 2.1-33.fc31
microcode_ctl (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.1-53.3.el7_7, 20190618-1.20191112.1.el8_1
kernel - addressed in versions 5.3.11-100.fc29, 5.3.11-300.fc31
kernel-headers - addressed in versions 5.3.11-100.fc29, 5.3.11-300.fc31
kernel-tools - addressed in versions 5.3.11-100.fc29, 5.3.11-300.fc31

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