CVE-2019-0157

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Insufficient input validation in the Intel(R) SGX driver for Linux may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Intel Corporation Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux: before 2.5 — fixed in 2.5
Intel(R) SGX DCAP software: before 1.1 — fixed in 1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Corporation Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux 2.5; Intel(R) SGX DCAP software 1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108771
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10244523
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00235.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108771
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K10244523
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00235.html

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