Description
A backporting error was discovered in the Linux stable/longterm kernel 4.4.x through 4.4.190, 4.9.x through 4.9.190, 4.14.x through 4.14.141, 4.19.x through 4.19.69, and 5.2.x through 5.2.11. Misuse of the upstream "x86/ptrace: Fix possible spectre-v1 in ptrace_get_debugreg()" commit reintroduced the Spectre vulnerability that it aimed to eliminate. This occurred because the backport process depends on cherry picking specific commits, and because two (correctly ordered) code lines were swapped.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:NIntegrityNone
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
netapp
commercial·US
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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References
https://grsecurity.net/teardown_of_a_failed_linux_lts_spectre_fix.php
grsecurity.net
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00064.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00066.html
lists.opensuse.org
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