Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2019-11091

First published: Thu May 02 2019(Updated: )

Last updated 29 November 2024

Credit: Ke Sun Henrique Kawakami Kekai Hu Rodrigo Branco IntelYuval Yarom University of AdelaideBrandon Falk Microsoft Windows Platform Security TeamGiorgi Maisuradze Microsoft ResearchMichael Schwarz Daniel Gruss Graz University of TechnologyAlyssa Milburn Sebastian Osterlund Pietro Frigo Kaveh Razavi Herbert Bos Cristiano Giuffrida VUSec group at VU AmsterdamDan Horea Lutas BitDefenderMoritz Lipp secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
macOS Mojave<10.14.5
10.14.5
macOS High Sierra
macOS High Sierra
All of
Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory
Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory firmware
Red Hat Fedora=29
Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory
Intel Microarchitectural Data Sampling Uncacheable Memory firmware
debian/intel-microcode
3.20240813.1~deb11u1
3.20250211.1~deb11u1
3.20250211.1~deb12u1
3.20231114.1~deb12u1
3.20250211.1
debian/linux
5.10.223-1
5.10.234-1
6.1.129-1
6.1.128-1
6.12.20-1
6.12.21-1
debian/xen
4.14.6-1
4.14.5+94-ge49571868d-1
4.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1+deb12u1
4.17.5+23-ga4e5191dc0-1
4.20.0-1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2019-11091?

    CVE-2019-11091 has been assigned a medium severity level due to its potential for local information disclosure through side channels.

  • How do I fix CVE-2019-11091?

    To mitigate CVE-2019-11091, users should apply the relevant security updates and patches provided by their operating system vendors.

  • Which operating systems are affected by CVE-2019-11091?

    CVE-2019-11091 affects multiple versions of Apple macOS, Fedora, and may involve Intel microarchitectural data sampling firmware.

  • Is CVE-2019-11091 a hardware vulnerability?

    Yes, CVE-2019-11091 is related to a hardware vulnerability that arises from the speculative execution features of some Intel microprocessors.

  • Can an unauthenticated user exploit CVE-2019-11091?

    No, exploitation of CVE-2019-11091 requires that the attacker be an authenticated user with local access.

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