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Red Hat: 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 15, 2018
Added
Mar 14, 2019
Modified
Feb 19, 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'.

Solutions

redhat-upgrade-opensslredhat-upgrade-openssl-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssl-develredhat-upgrade-openssl-libsredhat-upgrade-openssl-perlredhat-upgrade-openssl-staticredhat-upgrade-ovmf
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