kernel: KVM: nVMX: missing IBPB when exiting from nested guest can lead to Spectre v2 attacks

A flaw was found in the KVM's Intel nested virtualization feature nVMX. Since L1 and L2 shared branch prediction modes guest-user and guest-kernel, KVM did not protect indirect branches in L1 from steering by a malicious agent in L2. This could allow a malicious nested guest to carry out Spectre ...

ALSA-2023:2458 Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: use-after-free in l2capconnect and l2capleconnectreq in net/bluetooth/l2capcore.c CVE-2022-42896 net/ulp: use-after-free in listening ULP sockets CVE-2023-0461 cpu: AMD CPUs may transiently execu...

Important: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Security Fixes: use-after-free in l2capconnect and l2capleconnectreq in net/bluetooth/l2capcore.c CVE-2022-42896 net/ulp: use-after-free in listening ULP...

[SECURITY] [DLA 3404-1] linux-5.10 security update

Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3404-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Ben Hutchings May 3, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Package : linux-5.10 Version : 5.10.178-3deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2022-2196 CVE-2022-3424 CVE-2022-3707 CVE-2022-4129 CVE-2022-4379 CVE-2023-0045...

Nutanix AOS : Multiple Vulnerabilities (NXSA-AOS-6.6.2)

The version of AOS installed on the remote host is prior to 6.6.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the NXSA-AOS-6.6.2 advisory. - Mis-trained branch predictions for return instructions may allow arbitrary speculative code execution under certain...

CVE-2023-0458 Spectre V1 Gadget in do_prlimit in the Linux Kernel

A speculative pointer dereference problem exists in the Linux Kernel on the doprlimit function. The resource argument value is controlled and is used in pointer arithmetic for the 'rlim' variable and can be used to leak the contents. We recommend upgrading past version 6.1.8 or...

SUSE-SU-2023:1992-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP4 RT kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2017-5753: Fixed spectre V1 vulnerability on netlink bsc1209547. - CVE-2017-5753: Fixed spectre vulnerability in prlimit bsc1209256. - CVE-2022-4744: Fixe...

Spectre v2 SMT mitigations problem in Linux kernel

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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1998

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

Cross site scripting

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

CVE-2023-1998 Spectre v2 SMT mitigations problem in Linux kernel

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

CVE-2023-1998

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

CVE-2023-1998

CVE-2023-1998 affects the Linux kernel. Root cause: when using legacy IBRS, the IBRS bit is cleared on returning to userspace, disabling implicit STIBP and leaving some spectre-BTI protections ineffective; attackers on a local machine could exploit cross-thread branch target injection despite mit...

CVE-2023-1998 Spectre v2 SMT mitigations problem in Linux kernel

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

CVE-2023-1998 Spectre v2 SMT mitigations problem in Linux kernel

The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as well as by using seccomp. We had noticed that on VMs of at least one major cloud provider, the kernel still left the victim process exposed to...

Linux Kernel 6.2 - Userspace Processes To Enable Mitigation

Exploit Title: Linux Kernel 6.2 - Userspace Processes To Enable Mitigation Exploit Author: nu11secur1ty CVE ID: CVE-2023-1998 Description Summary The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as...

Linux Kernel 6.2 - Userspace Processes To Enable Mitigation Exploit

Exploit Title: Linux Kernel 6.2 - Userspace Processes To Enable Mitigation Exploit Author: nu11secur1ty CVE ID: CVE-2023-1998 Description Summary The Linux kernel allows userspace processes to enable mitigations by calling prctl with PRSETSPECULATIONCTRL which disables the speculation feature as...

USN-6033-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...

Security Bulletin: IBM has released Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) fixes in response to the vulnerability known as Spectre (CVE-2017-5715)

Summary IBM has released the following UEFI fixes for System x, Flex and BladeCenter systems in response to the vulnerability known as Spectre CVE-2017-5715. Vulnerability Details Summary IBM has released the following UEFI fixes for System x, Flex and BladeCenter systems in response to the...

SUSE-SU-2023:1894-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2023-1611: Fixed an use-after-free flaw in btrfssearchslot bsc1209687. - CVE-2020-36691: Fixed an issue which could allow attackers to cause a denial of...