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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-08-20T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:01:54.669Z

Reserved: 2018-08-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-15572

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-08-20T02:29:00.263

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2018-15572

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-07-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-15572 - Bugzilla