Linux Patched For Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability
Linux Patched For Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Security on 6 August 2026 at 12:14 PM EDT. Add A Comment Made public minutes ago is the Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability which is now patched in the newest Linux kernel Git code. The Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability stems from improper handling within Linux's Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) mitigation affecting AMD Zen 1 through Zen 4 processors.
- ▪Linux Patched For Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Security on 6 August 2026 at 12:14 PM EDT.
- ▪Add A Comment Made public minutes ago is the Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability which is now patched in the newest Linux kernel Git code.
- ▪The Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability stems from improper handling within Linux's Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) mitigation affecting AMD Zen 1 through Zen 4 processors.
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Linux Patched For Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Security on 6 August 2026 at 12:14 PM EDT. Add A Comment Made public minutes ago is the Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability which is now patched in the newest Linux kernel Git code. The Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability stems from improper handling within Linux's Speculative Return Stack Overflow (SRSO) mitigation affecting AMD Zen 1 through Zen 4 processors. The Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability comes down to a shortcoming in Linux's implementation of its mitigation for SRSO. As such the same AMD Zen 1 through Zen 4 processors are effected. The Safe RET Interrupt Vulnerability could lead to the SRSO mitigation being weakened and/or information disclosure.
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