A backporting error was discovered in the Linux stable/longterm kernel 4.4.x through 4.4.190, 4.9.x through 4.9.190, 4.14.x through 4.14.141, 4.19.x through 4.19.69, and 5.2.x through 5.2.11. Misuse of the upstream "x86/ptrace: Fix possible spectre-v1 in ptrace_get_debugreg()" commit reintroduced the Spectre vulnerability that it aimed to eliminate. This occurred because the backport process depends on cherry picking specific commits, and because two (correctly ordered) code lines were swapped.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 26, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-manUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-azure-baseUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-docs | Sep 21, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1021-gcpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1019-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1024-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1061-azureUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1046-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1027-oracleUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1066-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1059-oemUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-32-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1020-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1096-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1056-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1060-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1048-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1124-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-genericUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1023-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1020-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-166-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1023-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1128-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1052-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1049-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1047-gcpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-66-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial | Oct 18, 2019 | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 4, 2019 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub