Mozilla: Disable hyperthreading on content JavaScript threads on macOS
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected |
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| Mozilla | Firefox | affected |
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EUVD-2019-19177 | If hyperthreading is not disabled, a timing attack vulnerability exists, similar to previous Spectre attacks. Apple has shipped macOS 10.14.5 with an option to disable hyperthreading in applications running untrusted code in a thread through a new sysctl. Firefox now makes use of it on the main thread and any worker threads. *Note: users need to update to macOS 10.14.5 in order to take advantage of this change.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7, Firefox < 67, and Firefox ESR < 60.7. |
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Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.828% probability within 30 days)
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