tech-security: working around that hyperthreading timing attack?

Subject: working around that hyperthreading timing attack?
To: None <tech-security@NetBSD.org>
From: Hubert Feyrer <hubert@feyrer.de>
List: tech-security
Date: 05/24/2005 23:08:07

According to [1], ``FreeBSD, NetBSD and SCO have all issued workarounds 
for the flaw.'' (where "the flaw" is the timing problems described the 
past few days.

My question is, can someone remind me what code was affected for this, 
maybe an URL to a source-changes mail?

Thanks!


  - Hubert


[1] http://www.computerweekly.com/articles/article.asp?liArticleID=138667

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