spectre-meltdown-checker

linux

Spectre and Meltdown mitigation detection tool.

Examples (6)

Check the currently running kernel for Spectre or Meltdown

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker

Check the currently running kernel and show an explanation of the actions to take to mitigate a vulnerability

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --explain

Check for specific variants (defaults to all)

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --variant 1|2|3|3a|4|l1tf|msbds|mfbds|mlpds|mdsum|taa|mcespc|srbds

Display output using a specific output format

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --batch text|json|nrpe|prometheus|short

Don't use the `/sys` interface even if present

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --no-sysfs

Check a non-running kernel

sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --kernel path/to/kernel_file