#VU13552 Information disclosure in OpenBSD


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13552

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenBSD
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: OpenBSD

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to Intel CPUs speculatively access FPU registers even when the FPU is disabled. A remote attacker can use the lazy-save approach and discover data (including AES keys) from previous contexts.

Mitigation
Update to version 6.3.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenBSD: 5.7 - 6.2

External links
https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/6.3/common/010_intelfpu.patch.sig

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


Latest bulletins with this vulnerability


Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenBSD