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Missing Linux Kernel mitigations for 'MDS - Microarchitectural Data Sampling' hardware vulnerabilities

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.7

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing one or more known mitigation(s) on Linux Kernel side for the referenced 'MDS - Microarchitectural Data Sampling' hardware vulnerabilities.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks previous gathered information on the mitigation status reported by the Linux Kernel.

Solution

Solution

Enable the mitigation(s) in the Linux Kernel or update to a more recent Linux Kernel.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)