kernel: speculative pointer dereference in do_prlimit() in kernel/sys.c

A vulnerabilty was found in Linux Kernel, where 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...

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...