vulnerability
IBM AIX: spectre_meltdown_advisory (CVE-2017-5753): Speculative execution and indirect branch prediction vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N) | Jan 4, 2018 | Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2018
Added
Jan 26, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
Solution
ibm-aix-spectre_meltdown_advisory
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