CVE-2019-11165 Denial of service in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) Pro Edition
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in the Intel FPGA SDK for OpenCL kernel driver due to improper condition checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11165?
CVE-2019-11165 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) Pro Edition, published on 16 Dec 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 Linux kernel driver for the Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) Pro Edition before version 19.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Field Programmable Gate Array Software Development Kit for Opencl.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2019-11165 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11165 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r884-vv7j-r68q.