Description
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 keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-0110 | 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 keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-131-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:41.235Z
Reserved: 2005-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-0109
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-03-05T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-0109
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN