MediumCVE-2019-11135

    2019.2 IPU: Information Disclosure (CVE-2019-11135)

    Published Sources: Schneider Electric, SUSE, CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    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.

    An exploit is publicly available. The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • 2019.2 IPU eq See provided reference..See provided reference

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    Metrics

    6.5

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: NVD, CVSS v3

    6.5

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: Schneider Electric, SUSE, CVE.org

    3.1 %

    EPSS score

    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 87.9

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    94.27 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    PoC (publicly reported)
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    6.5 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    6.5
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    3.1 %
    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    87.9
    Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CISA assessment (SSVC)
    Exploitation: none known · not automatable · Technical impact: partial
    Source: CISA Vulnrichment, as of 28 May 2026

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    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.

    Source: schneider_csaf, suse_csaf, cvelistv5, NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    —2019.2 IPU – TSX Asynchronous Abort
    • See provided reference
    • —
    oraclezfs_storage_appliance_kit
    • 8.8
    • —
    redhatcodeready_linux_builder
    • 8.0
    • —
    redhatcodeready_linux_builder_eus
    • 8.4
    • 8.6
    • 8.1
    • 8.2
    • —
    • —
    • —
    • —
    redhatvirtualization_manager
    • 4.2
    • —
    slackwareslackware
    • 14.2
    • —
    Schneider ElectricMicrosoft Windows
    • 10
    • —

    Vendors and products

    Affected operating systems

    Affected operating systems
    Linuxdebiandebian_linux10.0
    Linuxdebiandebian_linux8.0
    Linuxdebiandebian_linux9.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux8.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_desktop7.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus7.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus7.7
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus8.1
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus8.2
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus8.4
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_eus8.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server7.0
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_aus7.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_aus7.7
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_aus8.2
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_aus8.4
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_aus8.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_tus7.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_tus7.7
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_tus8.2
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_tus8.4
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_server_tus8.6
    Linuxredhatenterprise_linux_workstation7.0
    Linuxopensuseleap15.0

    Public exploit references

    Publicly reported proof-of-concepts, exploit modules and detection templates for this vulnerability. NEOSEC links to the original sources only and does not provide any exploit code.

    Public exploit references
    Packet StormSlackware Security Advisory Slackware 14.2 kernel Updates (opens in a new tab)packetstormsecurity.comPoC (publicly reported)reported, not verified—

    References & sources

    • seclists.org20191118 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-320-01)Mailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing list, Patch, Third-party advisory
    • lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2527Vendor advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2528Vendor advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-376ec5c107Vendor advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2019:3936Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4186-2Vendor advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, Third-party advisory
    • lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-cbb732f760Vendor advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
    • openwall.com[oss-security] 20191210 CVE-2019-19338 Kernel: KVM: export MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL to guest - incomplete fix for TAA (CVE-2019-11135)Mailing list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • openwall.com[oss-security] 20191210 Re: CVE-2019-19338 Kernel: KVM: export MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL to guest - incomplete fix for TAA (CVE-2019-11135)Mailing list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • openwall.com[oss-security] 20191211 Re: CVE-2019-19338 Kernel: KVM: export MSR_IA32_TSX_CTRL to guest - incomplete fix for TAA (CVE-2019-11135)Mailing list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • seclists.org20191216 [SECURITY] [DSA 4565-2] intel-microcode security updateMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20191230 [SECURITY] [DLA 2051-1] intel-microcode security updateMailing list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2710Vendor advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0026Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0028Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • debian.orgDSA-4602Vendor advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Third-party advisory
    • seclists.org20200114 [SECURITY] [DSA 4602-1] xen security updateMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0204Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0279Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • access.redhat.comRHSA-2020:0366Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
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