Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52691
Category:	FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:	FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc)
Summary:	FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc Hyper-Threading Technology is the name used for the implementation of simultaneous multithreading on Intel Pentium 4, Mobile Pentium 4, and Xeon processors. A security flaw involving operating systems running on Hyper-Threading Technology processors was has been reported. Complete details are not available at the time of this writing. However, a workaround has been issued. It is expected that more details will be available tomorrow, at which time a revised version of this advisory will be published. Solution: Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release or security branch dated after the correction date http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 12724 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0109 http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/ http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=110995101417256&w=2 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-security&m=110994370429609&w=2 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=110994026421858&w=2 http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754 FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-05:09 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-800.html SCO Security Bulletin: SCOSA-2005.24 ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.24/SCOSA-2005.24.txt http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101739-1 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#911878 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911878 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12724 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9747 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0540 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3002 http://securitytracker.com/id?1013967 http://secunia.com/advisories/15348 http://secunia.com/advisories/18165
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