Security Advisory
CVE-2018-15572
6.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
August 20, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory