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CVE-2018-15572 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 Mitigation  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 Mitigation  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 Mitigation  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-15572
NVD Published Date:
08/19/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019
Source:
MITRE