Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch
prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker
with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution
and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel
attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information, including kernel memory.

 tyhicks> Variant 1, aka "Spectre"
 tyhicks> The break-fix lines for this CVE are not complete since a large
  number of patches are required to mitigate this issue. The commit(s) listed
  are chosen as placeholders for automated CVE triage purposes.