CVE-2023-0045
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-25 22:44
Modified
2024-08-02 04:54
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Incorrect indirect branch prediction barrier in the Linux Kernel
References
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://git.kernel.org/tip/a664ec9158eeddd75121d39c9a0758016097fa96Mailing List, Patch
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-9x5g-vmxf-4qj8Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00005.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230714-0001/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
LinuxLinux Kernel
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