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Case File

CVE-2018-15572

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.51% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-15572
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.51%
Linux

Original NVD 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.