CVE-2023-1998
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-21 14:51
Modified
2024-08-02 06:05
Severity ?
5.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Spectre v2 SMT mitigations problem in Linux kernel
References
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-mj4w-6495-6crxExploit, Third Party Advisory
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6921ed9049bc7457f66c1596c5b78aec0dae4a9dPatch
cve-coordination@google.comhttps://kernel.dance/#6921ed9049bc7457f66c1596c5b78aec0dae4a9dNot Applicable
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
Impacted products
LinuxLinux Kernel
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