FreeBSD MDS Mitigation
Kevin via freebsd-security <[email protected]>
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Hello list. I am reading this page about FreeBSD security [ https://vez.mrsk.me/freebsd-defaults.html ] and it says the Intel MDS mitigation is off by default. So I tried. % sysctl hw.mds_disable_state hw.mds_disable_state: inactive Now I see the instructions in the advisory, but what about anyone who didn't? Or who did a new install and didn't read past advisories? I have an Intel CPU that is vulnerable. By applying the update and installing the microcode package, I thought I was safe. Why? Why does FreeBSD let its users be vulnerable? _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"