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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:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-05:09.htt.asc

Vulnerability Insight:
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.

CVSS Score:
4.7

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0109
BugTraq ID: 12724
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12724
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#911878
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911878
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-05:09
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754
http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/
http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf
http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=110994026421858&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=110994370429609&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=110995101417256&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9747
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://securitytracker.com/id?1013967
http://secunia.com/advisories/15348
http://secunia.com/advisories/18165
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101739-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0540
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3002
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