A flaw was found in the Linux Kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the prctl() function, where it can be used to enable indirect branch speculation after it has been disabled. This call incorrectly reports it as being 'force disabled' when it is not and opens the system to Spectre v2 attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.181-142.260Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-develUpgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.186-146.268Upgrade kernel-livepatch-4.14.181-142.260-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perf-debuginfo | Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Jul 18, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_6_3-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_6_3Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193Upgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_6_3-debugsourceUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193-debugsourceUpgrade kernelUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193-debuginfoUpgrade kpatch-patch-4_18_0-193_1_2 | Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Aug 17, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernelUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python3-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-devel | Jul 31, 2020 | Jul 30, 2020 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Jul 25, 2020 | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Redhat Openshift | — | Upgrade redhat-coreos | Dec 29, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 21, 2020 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-obs-build | Jun 20, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1084-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1030-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.3Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1045-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1023-azureUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1067-gkeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1016-raspiUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1140-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-edgeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1136-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-gke-5.0Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1111-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1093-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1075-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gke-4.15Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1032-gcpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1081-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-5.4Upgrade linux-image-aws-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.3Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1034-azureUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-64-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-115-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1072-kvmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1032-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.0.0-1065-oem-osp1Upgrade linux-image-5.3.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1051-oracleUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1077-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.4Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1080-awsUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1032-gkeUpgrade linux-image-5.4.0-1022-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1094-oemUpgrade linux-image-aws-edgeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-18.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-hweUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-186-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.15.0-1068-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-5.3.0-1030-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oemUpgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 | Aug 5, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 15, 2020 |
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