Information Exposure Affecting openssl-perl 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
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSSLPERL-7968119
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed30 Oct 2018

Introduced: 30 Oct 2018

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

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openssl-perl 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-perl package and not the openssl-perl 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

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