Huge Flaws Affect Nearly Every Modern Device; Patch Could Hit CPU Performance

UPDATE: Researchers have finally disclosed complete technical details of two kernel side-channel attacks, Meltdown and Spectre—which affect not only Intel but also systems and devices running AMD, ARM processors—allowing attackers to steal sensitive data from the system memory. The first week of...

Security Advisory 0031

Security Advisory 0031 PDF Date: January 3rd, 2018 Version: 1.0 Revision| Date| Changes ---|---|--- 1.0 | January 3rd, 2018 | Initial Release 1.1 | January 8th, 2018 | Updated description with expanded analysis Arista Products vulnerability report for the following CVEs: Spectre CVE-2017-5753:...

Multiple CPU Hardware CVE-2017-5753 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Description Multiple CPU Hardware are prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information that may aid in further attacks. Technologies Affected AMD FXtm-8320 Eight-Core Processor AMD PRO A8-9600 R7, 10 COMPUTE CORES 4C+6G ARM Cortex...

Updated nonfree firmwares fixes security issues and adds new hw support

Updated nonfree firmwares fixes at least the following security issues: Broadcom firmware fixes: - dropping BRCM proprietary packets received over the air CVE-2016-0801 - adding length checks for TDLS action frames CVE-2017-0561 - adding length checks for WME IE CVE-2017-9417 Iwlwifi firmware...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : OpenSSL vulnerability (K14363514)

The version of F5 Networks BIG-IP installed on the remote host is prior to 14.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the K14363514 advisory. - There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g...

kernel security and bug fix update

3.10.0-693.11.1.OL7 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey bug 24817676 3.10.0-693.11.1 - powerpc perf: Fix book3s kernel to userspace backtraces Gustavo...

Firefox 57 "Quantum" Released – 2x Faster Web Browser

It is time to give Firefox another chance. The Mozilla Foundation today announced the release of its much awaited Firefox 57, aka Quantum web browser for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which claims to defeat Google's Chrome. It is fast. Really fast. Firefox 57 is based on an entirely revamped design an...

OpenSSL 1.1.0 < 1.1.0g Multiple Vulnerabilities

The version of OpenSSL installed on the remote host is prior to 1.1.0g. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 1.1.0g advisory. - There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No E...

[slackware-security] openssl

New openssl packages are available for Slackware 14.2 and -current to fix a security issue. Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/openssl-1.0.2m-i586-1slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security issue: There is a carry propagating bug in the x64...

Carry Propagation

OpenSSL is vulnerable to a carry propagation issue with the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure. This attack can be carried out against unpatched systems using a target private key with persistent DH parameters and a private key which is shared with multiple clients. This could in some...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

Design/Logic Flaw

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

Vulnerability in OpenSSL - bn_sqrx8x_internal carry bug on x86_64

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely. Attacks against DH are considered just feasible...

CVE-2017-3736

There is a carry propagating bug in the x8664 Montgomery squaring procedure in OpenSSL before 1.0.2m and 1.1.0 before 1.1.0g. No EC algorithms are affected. Analysis suggests that attacks against RSA and DSA as a result of this defect would be very difficult to perform and are not believed likely...

Hashcat v4.0 - World's Fastest and Most Advanced Password Recovery Utility

hashcat is the world's fastest and most advanced password recovery utility, supporting five unique modes of attack for over 200 highly-optimized hashing algorithms. hashcat currently supports CPUs, GPUs, and other hardware accelerators on Linux, Windows, and OSX, and has facilities to help enable...

x86: Incorrect handling of IST settings during CPU hotplug

ISSUE DESCRIPTION The x86-64 architecture allows interrupts to be run on distinct stacks. The choice of stack is encoded in a field of the corresponding interrupt descriptor in the Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT. That field selects an entry from the active Task State Segment TSS. Since, on AMD...