Information Exposure Affecting openssl-perl package, versions <1:1.0.2k-16.0.1.el7_6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-OPENSSLPERL-2533067
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 15 Nov 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 openssl-perl to version 1:1.0.2k-16.0.1.el7_6.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0483.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl-perl package and not the openssl-perl package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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'.

References

CVSS Scores

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NVD

4.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None