On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 8:54 AM, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
The second kernel includes the fix. The check looks for the mitigation, not the flaw.
Oh :-(
Which begs the question: Since my one laptop is still running 3.16.7-53, and it showed not vulnerable, is it? Or is the check expecting something that isn't there and not working properly? The check program doesn't say what the minimum kernel version is. However, it does show that the specific exploit isn't working on that system. Even though everyone is saying anything from Pentium Pro forward, it would seem some older chips may not be (as) affected. That's why I was trying to find a better list of affected cpus. It's also possible that while the flaw is there, it's more exploitable on the newer chips. Several people posted 45nm Core2s as being affected. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org