Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.7 | 
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N | 
| Access Vector | Local | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | None | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.6 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | 
| Attack Vector | Local | 
| Attack Complexity | High | 
| Privileges Required | Low | 
| User Interaction | None | 
| Scope | Changed | 
| Confidentiality Impact | High | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | None | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:56:26 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:38 2025