SB2018030102 - Information disclosure in OpenBSD



SB2018030102 - Information disclosure in OpenBSD

Published: March 1, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018030102
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a speculative execution flaw called Meltdown in Intel CPUs. A remote attacker can use userspace programs to access kernel memory.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.