vulnerability

F5 Networks: K35135935 (CVE-2018-9056): Side-channel processor vulnerability CVE-2018-9056 (BranchScope)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/27/2018
Added
05/06/2018
Modified
08/25/2020

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel attack on the directional branch predictor, as demonstrated by a pattern history table (PHT), aka BranchScope.

Solution

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