security flaw

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic key...

Linux Kernel <= 2.4.21 MXCSR Local DOS Exploitation

As I mentioned in my previous post to the list, I've been looking into x87 FPU stuff lately. While I was tinkering I ran into the MXCSR register, which reminded me of an old RedHat advisory with a vague description of a kernel vuln relating to the register. I don't recall anyone ever discussing...

CVE-2018-3618

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