LIN9-7396 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2018-15594
Created: Aug 31, 2018
Updated: Nov 6, 2018
Resolved Date: Oct 31, 2018
Found In Version: 9.0.0.17
Fix Version: 9.0.0.19
Severity: Standard
Applicable for: Wind River Linux 9
Component/s: Kernel
Description
arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18.1 mishandles certain indirect calls, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct Spectre-v2 attacks against paravirtual guests.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15594
