CVE-2019-11091 Information disclosure in Central Processing Units (CPUs)
Local attackers can exploit speculative execution flaws in Intel CPUs to disclose sensitive information via side channels.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11091?
CVE-2019-11091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 30 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory (MDSUM): Uncacheable memory on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access. A list of impacted products can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/corporate-information/SA00233-microcode-update-guidance_05132019.pdf
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11091?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11091?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-11091 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11091 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-11091, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11091, GHSA-25x5-mfj4-w63g, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11091.