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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26373

Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.18.16-1
CVEs
CVE-2022-26373
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26373

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Aug 2022, 20:15 UTC

Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26373

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.16-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.16-1

linux

Fixed versions: 5.18.16-1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-26373",
  "method": "structured",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T09:47:29.982351398Z",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 327517,
  "published_at": "2022-08-18T20:15:11+00:00"
}