Information disclosure in OpenBSD - #VU10787

 

Information disclosure in OpenBSD - #VU10787

Published: March 1, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10787
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OpenBSD
Affected software:
OpenBSD

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Workarounds are available on vendor's website.

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