vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2018-5407: openssl -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 12, 2018
Added
Dec 2, 2018
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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'.

Solution

debian-upgrade-openssl
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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