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