Missing Linux Kernel Mitigations
We need assistance in resolving OpenVAS security scan findings related to Spectre/Meltdown vulnerabilities across both Ubuntu 16.04LTS/20.04LTS platforms on AWS. Both the systems were updated with the latest supported Kernel versions (4.4.0.1111-aws & 5.4.0-1021-aws), relevant Intel Microcode updates (3.20200609.
The Linux Kernel on the remote host is missing one or more mitigation(s) for hardware vulnerabilities as reported by the sysfs interface:
sysfs file (Related CVE(s)) | Kernel status
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/sys/devices/
/sys/devices/
/sys/devices/
Notes on specific Kernel status output:
- sysfs file missing: The sysfs interface is available but the sysfs file for this specific vulnerability is missing. This means the kernel doesn't know this vulnerability yet and is not providing any mitigation which means the target system is vulnerable.
- Strings including "Mitigation:", "Not affected" or "Vulnerable" are reported directly by the Linux Kernel.
- All other strings are responses to various SSH commands.
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