CVE-2019-11135

TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access.

Published: 2019-11-14 Last update: 2026-05-28 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-11135 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-11135

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-24 0.24% 0.32% +0.08%
2 2025-10-28 0.26% 0.24% -0.02%
3 2025-10-27 0.26%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-11135

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.0 4.0 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.0 4.0 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-11135

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2019-11135

GHSA-qfxp-65r3-gfv7 · Severity: medium — TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an...

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-11135

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2019-11135: 2 source package rows (intel-ucode, xen); 31 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 31, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-11135
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-11135 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (intel-microcode, linux, xen), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11135
gentoo high CVE-2019-11135: 1 GLSA(s) (202003-56), 2 atom(s) (app-emulation/xen, app-emulation/xen-tools); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2019-11135
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11135
suse medium CVE-2019-11135 severity moderate: SUSE including 1885 source package names (2.1.3-6.67:kernel-default-base-6.4.0-32.1.21.10, 2.1.3-7.44:kernel-default-6.4.0-32.1, …), 3400 product×package rows across 273 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container, … (273 product lines)): Fixed 2463, Known Not Affected 706, Known Affected 231. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11135/
ubuntu high CVE-2019-11135 high priority: Ubuntu including 112 source packages (intel-microcode, linux, …), 1161 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 809, released 170, not-affected 165, ignored 15, needed 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11135

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-11135

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 30 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware 14.2 cpe:2.3:a:slackware:slackware:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp apollo_4200_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_4200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp apollo_2000_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:apollo_2000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_bl460c_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_bl460c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl580_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl580_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl560_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl380_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl380_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl360_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl360_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl180_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl180_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl160_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl160_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl120_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl120_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_dl20_firmware < 2.10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_dl20_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_ml350_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_ml350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_ml110_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_ml110_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_ml30_firmware < 2.10 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_ml30_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_xl450_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_xl270d_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl270d_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_xl230k_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl230k_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_xl190r_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl190r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_xl170r_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_xl170r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp synergy_480_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:synergy_480_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp synergy_660_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:synergy_660_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp proliant_e910_firmware < 2.20 cpe:2.3:o:hp:proliant_e910_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-10510y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-10510y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10310y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10310y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10210y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10210y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-10110y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-10110y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i7-8500y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i7-8500y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8310y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8310y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8210y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8210y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_i5-8200y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_i5-8200y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel core_m3-8100y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:core_m3-8100y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8253_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8253_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8256_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8256_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8260_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8260_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8260l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8260l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8260m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8260m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8260y_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8260y_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8268_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8268_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8270_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8270_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8276_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8276_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8276l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8276l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8276m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8276m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8280_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8280_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8280l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8280l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_8280m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_8280m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_9220_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_9220_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_9221_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_9221_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_9222_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_9222_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_9242_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_9242_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_9282_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_9282_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5215l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5215l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5215m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5215m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5215r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5215r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5217_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5217_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5218_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5218_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5218b_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5218b_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5218n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5218n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5218t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5218t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5220_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5220_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5220r_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5220r_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5220s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5220s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5220t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5220t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_5222_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_5222_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6222v_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6222v_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6226_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6226_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6230_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6230_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6230n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6230n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6230t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6230t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6234_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6234_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6238_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6238_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6238l_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6238l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6238m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6238m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6238t_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6238t_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
intel xeon_6240_firmware cpe:2.3:o:intel:xeon_6240_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-11135

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00045.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00046.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00042.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155375/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/10/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/11/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3936 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0026 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0028 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0204 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0279 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0366 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0555 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0666 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0730 Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10306 Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/I5WWPW4BSZDDW7VHU427XTVXV7ROOFFW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZYATWNUGHRBG6I3TC24YHP5Y3J7I6KH/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Dec/28 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/26 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Jan/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-56 Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K02912734?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03968en_us Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4186-2/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4602 Third Party Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00270.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html Patch Third Party Advisory
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