SB2018071105 - Red Hat update for kernel

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SB2018071105 - Red Hat update for kernel

Published: July 11, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018071105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13305)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the Upstream kernel encrypted-keys due to improper information control. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.


2) Side-channel attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3665)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to utilizing the Lazy FP state restore technique for floating point state when context switching between application processes. A local attacker can conduct cache side-channel attacks and determine register values of other processes.

Note: This vulnerability is known as LazyFP.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References