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Linux Kernel Sound Drivers Hardened Against Spectre V1 Exploitation

Calendar May 06, 2018 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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security advisory update exploitation Linux kernel Spectre sound drivers
As part of fixes landing for the Linux kernel sound drivers, several sound drivers were hardened against Spectre Variant One. HDA, Control, OSS, OPL3, and HDSPM were among the ALSA code in the kernel now hardened against potential Spectre Variant One exploitation. Spectre V1 as a reminder is the bounds check bypass vulnerability.

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