PSIRT Advisory – INTEL-SA-01107 - Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA Software Advisory Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA Software Advisory Corporate Pages Security {"description":"Flexlm License Daemons for Intel\u00ae FPGA Software Advisory. Altera\u2019s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) advisories provide important disclosures, mitigations, and security updates.","title":"PSIRT Advisory \u2013 INTEL-SA-01107"} Altera Security Advisory: INTEL-SA-01107 Advisory Category: Software Impact of vulnerability: Escalation of Privilege Severity rating: Medium Original release: 08/13/2024 Last revised: 05/06/2026 Summary: A potential security vulnerability in some Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA may allow escalation of privilege. Intel is releasing updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability. Vulnerability Details: CVEID: CVE-2024-23908 Description: Insecure inherited permissions in some Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA software before version v11.19.5.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. CVSS Base Score 3.1: 6.7 Medium CVSS Vector 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Base Score 4.0: 5.4 Medium CVSS Vector 4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N Affected products: Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA Software version before v11.19.5.0. Recommendations: Intel recommends updating Flexlm License Daemons for Intel® FPGA Software to version v11.19.5.0 later. Updates are available for download at this location: https://www.altera.com/downloads/utilities/flexlm-license-daemons-fpga-software Acknowledgements: Intel would like to thank Falcon Corruption @falconCorrup for reporting this issue. Revision Date Description 1.0 08/13/2024 Initial Release 1.1 05/06/2026 Transfer Advisory to Altera. Legal Notices and Disclaimers Altera provides these materials as-is, with no express or implied warranties. All products, dates, and figures specified are preliminary based on current expectations, and are subject to change without notice. Altera products and services described may contain design defects or errors known as errata, which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications. Current characterized errata are available on request. Altera products that have met their End of Servicing Updates may no longer receive functional and security updates. Altera technologies’ features and benefits depend on system configuration and may require enabled hardware, software, or service activation. Performance varies depending on system configuration. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Check with your system manufacturer or retailer or learn more at https://www.altera.com. Some results may have been estimated or simulated using internal Altera analysis or architecture simulation or modeling and are provided for informational purposes only. Any differences in your system hardware, software, or configuration may affect your actual performance. © Altera Corporation. Altera, the Altera logo, and other Altera marks are trademarks of Altera Corporation in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.