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CVE-2018-15572 Affecting kernel-default-man package, versions <4.12.14-25.16.1

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-KERNELDEFAULTMAN-2763454
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed28 Aug 2018
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Introduced: 28 Aug 2018

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How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 kernel-default-man to version 4.12.14-25.16.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-default-man package and not the kernel-default-man package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.