CVE-2019-11184

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-11184  

Impact: Moderate Public Date: 2019-09-10 CWE: CWE-642 Bugzilla: 1752738: CVE-2019-11184 hardware: Side-channel cache attack against DDIO with RDMA A race condition in specific microprocessors using Intel (R) DDIO cache allocation and RDMA may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable partial information disclosure via adjacent access.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A race condition in specific microprocessors using Intel (R) DDIO cache allocation and RDMA may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable partial information disclosure via adjacent access.

Find out more about CVE-2019-11184 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

While the affected software can be run on a Red Hat Enterrprise Linux server, this flaw is not created or solvable at the operating system level. Connecting to an untrusted or compromised host can lead to any information sent to it being stolen.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5:
This vulnerability has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate. After evaluation and in accordance with the criteria noted in the product support life cycle, there are no plans to address this issue in an upcoming release. Please contact Red Hat Support for further information.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6:
This vulnerability has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate. After evaluation and in accordance with the criteria noted in the product support life cycle, there are no plans to address this issue in an upcoming release. Please contact Red Hat Support for further information.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:
This vulnerability has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate. After evaluation and in accordance with the criteria noted in the product support life cycle, there are no plans to address this issue in an upcoming release. Please contact Red Hat Support for further information.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8:
This vulnerability has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate. After evaluation and in accordance with the criteria noted in the product support life cycle, there are no plans to address this issue in an upcoming release. Please contact Red Hat Support for further information.

Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2:
This vulnerability has been rated as having a security impact of Moderate. After evaluation and in accordance with the criteria noted in the product support life cycle, there are no plans to address this issue in an upcoming release. Please contact Red Hat Support for further information.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 2.6
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 kernel-rt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-alt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 kernel-rt Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Will not fix
Unless explicitly stated as not affected, all previous versions of packages in any minor update stream of a product listed here should be assumed vulnerable, although may not have been subject to full analysis.

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