In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: VMX: Prevent RSB underflow before vmenter On VMX, there are some balanced returns between the time the guest's SPEC_CTRL value is written, and the vmenter. Balanced returns (matched by a preceding call) are usually ok, but it's at least theoretically possible an NMI with a deep call stack could empty the RSB before one of the returns. For maximum paranoia, don't allow *any* returns (balanced or otherwise) between the SPEC_CTRL write and the vmenter. [ bp: Fix 32-bit build. ]
| Product | Vendor | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | < 16.1R7-S4, 16.1R7-S5 |
| Linux | Linux | 2016 (Core installation) |
| Linux | Linux | 4.1.5cu.861_B20230220 |
| Linux | Linux | <= 1.0 |