Might be worth while to update your kernel

"\"Richard\"" ([email protected] via lfs-support Mailing List) <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:11:57 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.linux.lfs.support
Message-ID <[email protected]>
lfs [ /usr/src/linux-6.16.7 ]$ diff .config.old .config
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< # Linux/x86 6.16.4 Kernel Configuration
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> # Linux/x86 6.16.7 Kernel Configuration
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> CONFIG_MITIGATION_VMSCAPE=y

  ┌─────────────────────────────── Mitigate VMSCAPE
────────────────────────────────┐
  │ CONFIG_MITIGATION_VMSCAPE:
│
  │
│
  │ Enable mitigation for VMSCAPE attacks. VMSCAPE is a hardware security
│
  │ vulnerability on Intel and AMD CPUs that may allow a guest to do
│
  │ Spectre v2 style attacks on userspace hypervisor.
│
  │ Symbol: MITIGATION_VMSCAPE [=y]
│
  │ Type  : bool
│
  │ Defined at arch/x86/Kconfig:2708
│
  │   Prompt: Mitigate VMSCAPE
│
  │   Depends on: CPU_MITIGATIONS [=y] && KVM [=m]
│
  │   Location:
│
  │     -> Mitigations for CPU vulnerabilities (CPU_MITIGATIONS [=y])
│
  │       -> Mitigate VMSCAPE (MITIGATION_VMSCAPE [=y])
│

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