Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2018-15572

Disclosure Date: August 20, 2018
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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.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.5 Medium
Impact Score:
4
Exploitability Score:
2
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Changed
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • linux

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • linux kernel,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04
Technical Analysis