Oracle Linux: CVE-2018-15572: ELSA-2018-4261: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
07/20/2018
03/19/2019
10/25/2018
08/06/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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