A logic bug flaw was found in Linux kernel before 5.8-rc1 in the implementation of SSBD. A bug in the logic handling allows an attacker with a local account to disable SSBD protection during a context switch when additional speculative execution mitigations are in place. This issue was introduced when the per task/process conditional STIPB switching was added on top of the existing SSBD switching. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
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| Product Name | Status | Defect | Fixed | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | ||||
| Wind River Linux LTS 17 | Fixed |
LIN10-7772 |
10.17.41.23 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 8 | Fixed |
LIN8-12916 |
8.0.0.34 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 9 | Fixed |
LIN9-10364 |
9.0.0.26 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 7 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 21 | Fixed | -- | 10.21.20.1 | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 22 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 18 | Fixed |
LIN1018-6711 |
10.18.44.20 | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 19 | Fixed |
LIN1019-5420 |
10.19.45.10 | -- |
| Wind River Linux CD release | Fixed | -- | 10.20.36.0 | -- |
| Wind River Linux 6 | Requires LTSS | -- | -- | -- |
| Wind River Linux LTS 23 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks | ||||
| VxWorks 7 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| VxWorks 6.9 | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
| Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | ||||
| Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition | Not Vulnerable | -- | -- | -- |
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