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I've tested the Meltdown Spectre checker from github and the Ubuntu commands on this page and they work.

https://www.ostechnix.com/check-meltdown...tch-linux/

TC

This whole post was wrong. I've wortked on 38 different machines in the last four days and my head is is tired and my laptop notes completely jumbled. So far I can say that the meltdown mitigation (KPTI) has yet to roll out for LTS 32bit, and the spectre v1 mitigation has yet to roll out for Ubuntu LTS 64bit though it is in place in LL 32bit. Some 32bit machines I have tested have 800 code ops in place for Specter v1. I expect this number is excessive for big 64bit systems thus the delay. So generally : 32bit is safe from specter v1 so far, and 64bit has KPTI mitigation. Sorry for the previous error. I'm stopping for today now. 

TC

[member=5916]trinidad[/member] - I also concur that the Distrowatch article is one of the easiest on the brain!
Also, I must say trinidad that you are quite the "machine" on this technical subject! again.

Cheers!

Even easier script. Download - https://github.com/linuxlite/Spectre-Mel...-Automated
Extract and double click on sm-start to run the checker. Let me know how this goes.

I have this with kernel 4.10 (Lite)
Should I go back to Kernel 4.4.0?

4.4 LTS has KPTI rev -109 and above. LL is on rev -111 now.

TC

News: Write to the congressman.

https://imgur.com/a/4IoTC

TC

If you want to know how technically bad this is going to get follow this guy.

https://twitter.com/aionescu

TC

This is where the fun begins.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/...et-closer/

For MS ... " If you are using VMware ESXi to update your microcode, VMware says you should revert to an earlier version."

TC

 


Just after latest update.  Beforehand vulnerable throughout.  So some improvement.
Great tool Jerry !!