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UnixWare / OpenServer Hyper-Threading Information Disclosure
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15342
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Release Date:
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2005-05-16
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Popularity:
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6,032 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| OS: | SCO OpenServer 5.x
UnixWare 7.x.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0109
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Description:
SCO has acknowledged a vulnerability in OpenServer and UnixWare, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain knowledge of sensitive information.
For more information:
SA15348
The vulnerability affects OpenServer 5.0.7 with SMP installed and any Update Pack applied, and also UnixWare 7.1.4 and 7.1.3 with Hyper-Threading enabled (disabled by default).
Solution:
The vendor recommends disabling Hyper-Threading (see vendor advisory for more information).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Colin Percival
Original Advisory:
SCO:
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.24/SCOSA-2005.24.txt
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.24/SCOSA-2005.24.txt
Other References:
SA15348:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15348/
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