CVE-2022-49611

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxb9cdaaf0a3becc52e8b4662fef28c452c4f009b4 < 3d323b99ff5c8c57005184056d65f6af5b0479d8affected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < f744b88dfc201bf8092833ec70b23c720188b527affected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < 17a9fc4a7b91f8599223631bb6ae6416bc0de1c0affected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < 4d7f72b6e1bc630bec7e4cd51814bc2b092bf153affected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < 8d5cff499a6d740c91ff37963907e0e983c37f0faffected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < 8c38306e2e9257af4af2819aa287a4711ff36329affected
LinuxLinux117cc7a908c83697b0b737d15ae1eb5943afe35b < 9756bba28470722dacb79ffce554336dd1f6a6cdaffected
LinuxLinux68d1f7a3f1a35639a563bbad768d5df885b4ff05affected
LinuxLinux20e080e2752d108388d386ecc0b33d7797dfb18faffected
LinuxLinuxeebc3f8adee0a6f43a4789ef0bf5c5b35de8cfe4affected
LinuxLinuxc1ddd99a029636e234a800f28790a60d6ac0318faffected
LinuxLinux4.14.14 < 4.14.297affected
LinuxLinux3.2.101 < 3.3affected
LinuxLinux3.16.56 < 3.17affected
LinuxLinux4.4.113 < 4.5affected
LinuxLinux4.9.77 < 4.10affected
LinuxLinux4.15affected
LinuxLinux0 < 4.15unaffected
LinuxLinux4.14.297 <= 4.14.*unaffected
LinuxLinux4.19.266 <= 4.19.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.4.217 <= 5.4.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.10.133 <= 5.10.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.15.57 <= 5.15.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.18.14 <= 5.18.*unaffected
LinuxLinux5.19 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

References