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CVE-2018-15572
Published: Aug 20, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3776-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3776-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3777-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3775-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[debian-lts-announce] 20181003 [SECURITY] [DLA 1531-1] linux-4.9 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
DSA-4308
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3775-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1
x_refsource_MISC
USN-3777-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3777-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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