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CVE-2018-15572

Published: 19 August 2018

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and prediction of return addresses via Return Stack Buffer (RSB) may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel attacks. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
linux-aws
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1023.23)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
trusty
Released (4.4.0-1031.34)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1069.79)
linux-aws-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1030.31~16.04.1)
linux-azure
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1025.26)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1003.3)
trusty
Released (4.15.0-1030.31~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1025.26~16.04.1)
linux-oracle
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9)
cosmic Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1007.9~16.04.1)
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-36.39)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.17.0-9.10)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-137.163)
Patches:
Introduced by

c995efd5a740d9cbafbf58bde4973e8b50b4d761

Fixed by fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346
linux-azure-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1025.26)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1025.26~16.04.1)
linux-euclid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(supported use cases do not include executing untrusted code)
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-gcp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1021.22)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.3)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-1021.22~16.04.1)
linux-gcp-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1004.5~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-gke
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of life)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-hwe
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-13.14~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-36.39~16.04.1)
linux-hwe-edge
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-12.13~18.04.1)
cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.15.0-36.39~16.04.1)
linux-kvm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1023.23)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1002.2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1035.41)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-utopic
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-vivid
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-wily
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [end of standard support])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-lts-xenial
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty
Released (4.4.0-137.163~14.04.1)
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(abandoned)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [abandoned])
upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Does not exist

linux-oem
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1021.24)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.15.0-1021.24)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support, was needed)
linux-raspi2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (4.15.0-1024.26)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(4.18.0-1004.6)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1098.106)
linux-snapdragon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable

cosmic Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (4.19~rc1)
xenial
Released (4.4.0-1102.107)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N