Information Exposure Affecting openssl package, versions <1:1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSL-4859868
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 30 Oct 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl to version 1:1.0.2k-16.el7_6.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0483.

NVD Description

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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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