The spectre_v2_select_mitigation function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18.1 does not always fill RSB upon a context switch, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct userspace-userspace spectreRSB attacks.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 - Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-08-20 02:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:51
NVD link : CVE-2018-15572
Mitre link : CVE-2018-15572
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-15572
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
debian
- debian_linux
CWE