ASB-A-156766097

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    ASB-A-156766097

    Published: 1 Jan 2021Last Modified: 16 Oct 2026

    Summary:

    Details: In spectre_v2_user_select_mitigation of bugs.c, there is a possible failure to enable a Spectre mitigation. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

    References: https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-01-01, https://android.googlesource.com/kernel/common/+/21998a351512eba4ed5969006f0c55882d995ada

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: :linux_kernel:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- :0
    Fixed -:2021-01-05

    Affected versions

    Kernel

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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