Information Exposure Affecting openssl package, versions <1.1.0j-1~deb9u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENSSL-374448
  • published2 Dec 2018
  • disclosed15 Nov 2018

Introduced: 15 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-5407  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-203  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openssl to version 1.1.0j-1~deb9u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors can enable local users to exploit software vulnerable to timing attacks via a side-channel timing attack on 'port contention'.

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