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.
References
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 | Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 | Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-08-19 19:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2018-15572
Mitre link : CVE-2018-15572
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CWE
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel