[Whonix-devel] [Oracle VM VirtualBox] #17987: VirtualBox 5.2.18 vulnerable to spectre/meltdown despite microcode being installed

[Oracle VM VirtualBox]

#17987: VirtualBox 5.2.18 vulnerable to spectre/meltdown despite microcode being
installed
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 Reporter:  adrelanos          |        Owner:            
     Type:  defect             |       Status:  closed    
 Priority:  major              |    Component:  other     
  Version:  VirtualBox 5.2.18  |   Resolution:  worksforme
 Keywords:                     |   Guest type:  Linux     
Host type:  Linux              |  
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Changes (by klaus):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme


Comment:

 Expected behavior. If you want the mitigation to be available in a VM
 (default is not, because it comes at a cost) you can enable it. See the
 https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html,
 {{{
 VBoxManage modifyvm "foo" --spec-ctrl on
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/17987#comment:1>
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