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hw: cpu: speculative execution bounds-check bypass

Published Jan 4, 2018

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

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Red Hat statement

Red Hat Product Security is aware of this issue. Updates will be released as they become available. For additional information, please refer to the Red Hat Knowledgebase article: https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecution

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner intel
Published Jan 4, 2018
Updated May 28, 2026
Reserved Feb 1, 2017
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 28, 2026
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Important
Public date Jan 3, 2018