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CVE-2022-49611

x86/speculation: Fill RSB on vmexit for IBRS

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 4.14.297, 3.3, 3.17, 4.5, 4.10
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: x86/speculation: Fill RSB on vmexit for IBRS Prevent RSB underflow/poisoning attacks with RSB. While at it, add a bunch of comments to attempt to document the current state of tribal knowledge about RSB attacks and what exactly is being mitigated.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From 4.14.14 · fixed in 4.14.297; From 3.2.101 · fixed in 3.3; From 3.16.56 · fixed in 3.17; From 4.4.113 · fixed in 4.5; From 4.9.77 · fixed in 4.10

  • Linux Linux

    4.15

References 7

git.kernel.org