Description
Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911878 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18165 ↗
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=110994026421858&w=2 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9747 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3002 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15348 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12724 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=110994370429609&w=2 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013967 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0540 ↗
- http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-800.html ↗
- http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/ ↗
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101739-1 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=110995101417256&w=2 ↗