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CVE-2018-5407: Infoleak

First published: Fri Nov 02 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in microprocessor execution engine sharing on SMT (e.g. Hyper-Threading) architectures. An attacker running a malicious process on the same core of the processor as the victim process, can extract certain secret information. The reporter is able to steal an OpenSSL (&lt;= 1.1.0h) P-384 private key from a TLS server using this new side-channel vector. It is a local attack in the sense that the malicious process must be running on the same physical core as the victim (an openSSL-powered TLS server in this case). But in general any application which branches on a secret value may be affected. References: <a href="https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/123">https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/123</a>

Credit: cret@cert.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/openssl<1.1.0
1.1.0
redhat/openssl<1.1.1
1.1.1
IBM Cloud Pak System<=2.2.5 - 2.2.6
IBM Cloud Pak System<=2.3, 2.3.0.1
debian/openssl
1.1.1w-0+deb11u1
1.1.1n-0+deb11u5
3.0.14-1~deb12u1
3.0.14-1~deb12u2
3.3.2-1
Ubuntu=14.04
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=18.10
Debian=8.0
Debian=9.0
Node.js<6.14.4
Node.js>=8.0.0<8.11.4
Node.js>=10.0.0<10.9.0
OpenSSL>=1.0.2<1.0.2q
OpenSSL>=1.1.0<1.1.0i
Tenable Nessus Amazon Machine Image<8.1.1
Oracle API Gateway=11.1.2.4.0
Oracle Java System Application Server=0.9.8
Oracle Java System Application Server=1.0.0
Oracle Java System Application Server=1.0.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager=12.1.0.5.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager=13.2.0.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager=13.3.0.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center=12.3.3
Oracle MySQL Enterprise Backup<=3.12.3
Oracle MySQL Enterprise Backup>=3.12.4<=4.1.2
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community=8.55
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community=8.56
Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community=8.57
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management>=17.7<=17.12
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=8.4
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=15.1
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=15.2
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=16.1
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=16.2
Oracle Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management=18.8
Oracle Tuxedo=12.1.1.0.0
Oracle VirtualBox<6.0.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=7.6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html

Remedy

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-5407?

    CVE-2018-5407 is a vulnerability related to Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors that can enable local users to exploit software vulnerabilities.

  • How does CVE-2018-5407 affect processors?

    CVE-2018-5407 affects multiple SMT/Hyper-Threading architectures and processors, allowing a local attacker to obtain sensitive information.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-5407?

    The severity of CVE-2018-5407 is medium, with a severity value of 5.1.

  • How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-5407?

    An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-5407 by using the PortSmash side-channel attack to run a malicious process next to a legitimate one on Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) architecture.

  • Which software is affected by CVE-2018-5407?

    The affected software includes OpenSSL, Node.js, Tenable Nessus, Oracle products, IBM Cloud Pak System, Redhat Enterprise Linux, and others. Please refer to the references for more details and specific versions.

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