vulnerability

CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-5407: Moderate: openssl security and bug fix update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Added
Apr 1, 2019
Modified
May 25, 2023

Description

Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors can enable local users to exploit software vulnerable to timing attacks via a side-channel timing attack on 'port contention'.

Solutions

centos-upgrade-opensslcentos-upgrade-openssl-debuginfocentos-upgrade-openssl-develcentos-upgrade-openssl-libscentos-upgrade-openssl-perlcentos-upgrade-openssl-staticcentos-upgrade-ovmf

References

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