SB2018061502 - Red Hat update for kernel

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SB2018061502 - Red Hat update for kernel

Published: June 15, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018061502
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Side-channel attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3665)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to utilizing the Lazy FP state restore technique for floating point state when context switching between application processes. A local attacker can conduct cache side-channel attacks and determine register values of other processes.

Note: This vulnerability is known as LazyFP.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References