CVE-2018-15572
"Linux Kernel Spectre RSB Vulnerability"
Description
The spectre_v2_select_mitigation function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/bugs.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18.1 does not always fill RSB upon a context switch, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct userspace-userspace spectreRSB attacks.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
4.0
Exploitability Score :
2.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-15572 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15572
vulnerability.
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CVE-2018-15572.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Microarchitectural exploitation and other hardware attacks.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-15572 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fdf82a7856b32d905c39afc85e34364491e46346 Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 No Types Assigned https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.18.1 Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-254 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.18.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-3/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4308 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3777-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-2/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3776-1/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3775-2/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15572 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15572
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.01%
score
0.24540
percentile