What is CVE-2019-11165?

CVE-2019-11165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Field Programmable Gate Array Software Development Kit For Opencl, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-11165?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Field Programmable Gate Array Software Development Kit For Opencl

CVE-2019-11165

Improper conditions check in the Linux kernel driver for the Intel(R) FPGA SDK for OpenCL(TM) Pro Edition before version 19.4 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Published 2019-12-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Intel Field Programmable Gate Array Software Development Kit For Opencl
Intel(r) Fpga Sdk For Opencl(tm) Pro Edition — versions before version 19.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-754 — Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00284.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
support.f5.com/csp/article/K07357521

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11165?: CVE-2019-11165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Field Programmable Gate Array Software Development Kit For Opencl, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-11165?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.