CVE-2019-14626
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper access control in PCIe function for the Intel® FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000, all versions, may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper access control in the PCIe function of the Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000 allows a privileged local user to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability stems from inadequate authorization checks within the PCIe function, enabling an attacker with existing privileged access to gain higher-level permissions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Intel FPGA PAC N3000 hardware presenceRun 'lspci' or check system inventory for 'Intel FPGA' or 'PAC N3000' device entries. On Linux: 'lspci | grep -i intel' or 'lspci | grep -i fpga'. Check BIOS/UEFI firmware tables if needed.Affected if The Intel FPGA Programmable Acceleration Card N3000 is present in the system
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Check firmware version of the FPGA cardUse Intel-provided tools (such as 'intel_fpga' or 'aocl' utilities if installed) to query the firmware version. Common command: 'aocl diagnose' or check via Intel Quartus/programmer tools. If using Linux, check /dev/intel-fpga* devices or relevant driver info via 'dmesg | grep -i fpga'.Affected if Any firmware version is returned, confirming the card is operational (all versions are affected)
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Verify PCIe function accessibilityConfirm the FPGA card is enumerated as a PCIe device. Run 'lspci -vv' and look for the N3000 card under 'System peripherals' or 'Acceleration' categories. Check that the PCIe function is exposed and not disabled in BIOS/UEFI settings.Affected if The PCIe function of the N3000 card is visible/enumerated in the PCIe bus
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Assess local user privilege contextIdentify if the checking user has privileged local access (root, sudo, or administrative privileges). Run 'id', 'whoami', or check membership in privileged groups (wheel, sudoers, administrators).Affected if The local user has existing privileged (root/administrator) access to the system where the card is installed
A user is affected if they have an Intel FPGA PAC N3000 installed with an accessible PCIe function and possess existing privileged local access on that system, as the vulnerability allows privilege escalation from an already privileged local user context.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied firmware update from Intel that addresses the improper access control in the PCIe function. Since this requires local access, ensure physical and console access controls are restricted to authorized personnel only until the patch is applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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