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New Intel CPU Flaw Exploits Hyper-Threading to Steal Encrypted Data
A team of security researchers has discovered another serious side-channel vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could allow an attacker to sniff out sensitive protected data, like passwords and cryptographic keys, from other processes running in the same CPU core with simultaneous multi-threading...
Intel (Skylake Kaby Lake) - PortSmash CPU SMT Side-Channel
Intel Skylake Kaby Lake - PortSmash CPU SMT Side-Channel Summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit of the PortSmash microarchitecture attack, tracked by CVE-2018-5407. Setup Prerequisites A CPU featuring SMT e.g. Hyper-Threading is the only requirement. This exploit code should work out of the b...
Intel (Skylake / Kaby Lake) - 'PortSmash' CPU SMT Side-Channel
Summary This is a proof-of-concept exploit of the PortSmash microarchitecture attack, tracked by CVE-2018-5407. Setup Prerequisites A CPU featuring SMT e.g. Hyper-Threading is the only requirement. This exploit code should work out of the box on Skylake and Kaby Lake. For other SMT architectures,...
BSA-2018-740
Security Advisory ID : BSA-2018-740 Component : CPU featuring SMT Revision : 1.0: Initial A group a researchers has discover a new vulnerability being called PortSmash, impacting all CPUs that use a Simultaneous Multithreading SMT architecture. SMT is a technology that allows multiple computing...
PT-2018-2020
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Intel processors of Skylake and Kaby Lake architectures affected versions not specified Description The issue is related to Simultaneous Multi-threading SMT in processors, which can be exploited by local users via a side-channel timing attack ...
Intel’s ‘Virtual Fences’ Spectre Fix Won’t Protect Against Variant 4
Spectre and Meltdown fixes for Intel chips announced in March, to be embedded into new CPUs, do not address the newly disclosed Variant 4, sources said. Intel introduced hardware-based safeguards to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry...
Intel Halts Spectre Fixes On Older Chips, Citing Limited Ecosystem Support
Intel has halted patches for an array of older chips that would protect them against the Spectre vulnerability, according to a recent microcode update. The microcode update shows that its older products – including Wolfdale, Bloomfield, Clarksfield, Gulftown, Harpertown, Jasper Forest, SoFIA 3GR,...
Intel Details CPU ‘Virtual Fences’ Fix As Safeguard Against Spectre, Meltdown Flaws
Intel introduced hardware-based protections to its new chips to protect against the Spectre and Meltdown flaws that rocked the silicon industry when the vulnerabilities were made public in early 2018. Spectre and Meltdown, which account for three variants of a side-channel analysis security issue...
local.ksl.com XSS vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-573285 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| local.ksl.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...
Intel Releases Updated Spectre Fixes For Broadwell and Haswell Chips
Intel has issued updated microcode to help safeguard its Broadwell and Haswell chips from the Spectre Variant 2 security exploits. According to Intel documents, an array of its older processors, including the Broadwell Xeon E3, Broadwell U/Y, Haswell H,S and Haswell Xeon E3 platforms, have now be...
Intel Issues Updated Spectre Firmware Fixes For Newer Processors
Intel has issued updated microcode to help protect its newer processors from Spectre security exploits. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company’s new microcode updates – which impact its newer chip platforms, such as Kaby Lake, Coffee Lake, and Skylake – have been released to OEM customers and...
Oracle Linux 7 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2018-4018) (Spectre)
Description of changes: 2.1-22.5.0.3 - Revert Intel 20180108 microcode for CPUIDs: CVE-2017-5715 306c3 06-3c-03 rev 0x23, Haswell 306d4 06-3d-04 rev 0x28, Broadwell 306f2 06-3f-02 rev 0x3b, Haswell 306f4 06-3f-04 rev 0x10, Haswell 306e4 06-3e-04 rev 0x42a, Ivy Bridge 40651 06-45-01 rev 0x21,...
OracleVM 3.4 : microcode_ctl (OVMSA-2018-0013) (Spectre)
The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - Revert: early microcode load to allow updating Broadwell model 79 - Revert: Make sure 'modprobe microcode' is not executed on Broadwell model 79 - Revert: Run dracut upon microcode update - Revert...
microcode_ctl security update
1:1.17-25.4.0.2 - Revert: early microcode load to allow updating Broadwell model 79 - Revert: Make sure 'modprobe microcode' is not executed on Broadwell model 79 - Revert: Run dracut upon microcode update - Revert updated Intel 20180108 microcode for CPUIDs: CVE-2017-5715 306c3 06-3c-03 rev 0x23...
Intel Says Firmware Fixes for Spectre and Meltdown Affecting Newer Chips
Intel’s efforts to issue fixes for the Spectre and Meltdown CPU vulnerabilities are still hitting some bumps in the road, a company executive said in a blog post. “We have now issued firmware updates for 90 percent of Intel CPUs introduced in the past five years, but we have more work to do,” sai...
lake-link.com Open Redirect vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-524616 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| lake-link.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Not created yet Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| Open Redirect / CWE-601 CVSSv3 Score:| 3.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Disclosure...
thegoodlandlord.net XSS vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-378659 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| thegoodlandlord.net Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...
Kaspersky Opens Antivirus Source Code for Independent Review to Rebuild Trust
Kaspersky Lab — We have nothing to hide! Russia-based Antivirus firm hits back with what it calls a "comprehensive transparency initiative," to allow independent third-party review of its source code and internal processes to win back the trust of customers and infosec community. Kaspersky launch...
reservations.donpedrolake.com XSS vulnerability
Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-258254 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| reservations.donpedrolake.com Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...