CVE-2024-0436 Prevent timing attack for single-user password check

Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password for an instance in single-user password protection mode via a timing attack given the linear nature of the !== used for comparison. The risk is minified by the additional overhead of the request, which varies in a...

CVE-2024-0436

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CVE-2024-0436: Observable Discrepancy

Theoretically, it would be possible for an attacker to brute-force the password for an instance in single-user password protection mode via a timing attack given the linear nature of the !== used for comparison. The risk is minified by the additional overhead of the request, which varies in a...