A regression exists in the Linux Kernel within KVM: nVMX that allowed for speculative execution attacks. L2 can carry out Spectre v2 attacks on L1 due to L1 thinking it doesnt need retpolines or IBPB after running L2 due to KVM (L0) advertising eIBRS support to L1. An attacker at L2 with code execution can execute code on an indirect branch on the host machine. We recommend upgrading to Kernel 6.2 or past commit 2e7eab81425a
The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the administrator, but the default is not secure.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.4.47 (including) | 5.4.233 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.6.19 (including) | 5.7 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.7.3 (including) | 5.10.170 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.11 (including) | 5.15.96 (excluding) |
| Linux_kernel | Linux | 5.16 (including) | 6.1.14 (excluding) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | kernel-rt-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.rt7.274.el8_8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | kernel-0:4.18.0-477.10.1.el8_8 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support | RedHat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | kernel-rt-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.rt14.296.el9_2 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | RedHat | kernel-0:5.14.0-284.11.1.el9_2 | * |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | RedHat | kernel-0:4.18.0-372.93.1.el8_6 | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-allwinner | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-allwinner-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-aws | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-aws-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-aws-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-fips | Ubuntu | fips-updates/focal | * |
| Linux-aws-fips | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-aws-fips | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-aws-fips | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-aws-hwe | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-azure | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-azure-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-fde | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-azure-fde | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fde-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fips | Ubuntu | fips-updates/focal | * |
| Linux-azure-fips | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-azure-fips | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-azure-fips | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-bluefield | Ubuntu | bluefield/jammy | * |
| Linux-bluefield | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-bluefield | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-dell300x | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-fips | Ubuntu | fips-updates/focal | * |
| Linux-fips | Ubuntu | fips/focal | * |
| Linux-fips | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-gcp | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-fips | Ubuntu | fips-updates/focal | * |
| Linux-gcp-fips | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Linux-gcp-fips | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gcp-fips | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-gke | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gke | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gke | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-4.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gke-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gke-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gkeop | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-gkeop | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-gkeop-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-hwe-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-hwe-edge | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-ibm | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-ibm | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-ibm | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-ibm | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-ibm-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-ibm-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-ibm-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-intel-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-iot-realtime | Ubuntu | realtime/jammy | * |
| Linux-intel-iot-realtime | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-iotg | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-intel-iotg | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-iot | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-iot | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-kvm | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-laptop | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-lowlatency | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-lts-xenial | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-nvidia | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-nvidia-lowlatency | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-oem-5.10 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.10 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.14 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.14 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.17 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-5.17 | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-oem-5.17 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oem-5.6 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.0 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-6.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.1 | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oem-6.1 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oem-osp1 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-oracle | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.0 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.13 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.13 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | esm-infra/bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-oracle-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-oracle-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-raspi | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi-5.4 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-raspi-5.4 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi-realtime | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-raspi2 | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-raspi2-5.3 | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Linux-raspi2-5.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-realtime | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-realtime | Ubuntu | realtime/jammy | * |
| Linux-realtime | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Linux-riscv | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.11 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.11 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.15 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.15 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.8 | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-riscv-5.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-riscv-6.8 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-snapdragon | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-snapdragon | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Linux-starfive | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-5.19 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.2 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-starfive-6.5 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Linux-xilinx-zynqmp | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Linux-xilinx-zynqmp | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Developers often choose default values that leave the product as open and easy to use as possible out-of-the-box, under the assumption that the administrator can (or should) change the default value. However, this ease-of-use comes at a cost when the default is insecure and the administrator does not change it.