CVE-2019-11139 Denial of service in 2019.2 IPU – Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors Voltage Setting Modulation
A privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service on Intel Xeon Scalable Processors via improper checks in the voltage modulation interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-11139?
CVE-2019-11139 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 14 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper conditions check in the voltage modulation interface for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11139?
It affects 59 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Intel Xeon 3104 Firmware, Intel Xeon 3106 Firmware, Intel Xeon 4108 Firmware, Intel Xeon 4109t Firmware, Intel Xeon 4110 Firmware and 53 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11139?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-11139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-11139, GHSA-m783-749c-c739, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11139.