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docs: Update security note in toplevel README
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**Security Update 06/01/2018: All LinuxKit `x86_64` kernels now have KPTI enabled by default. This protects against [Meltdown](https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf). Defences against [Spectre](https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf) are work in progress upstream. All kernels also contain the fix in the eBPF verifier used in some of the exploits. The `arm64` kernels are not yet fixed. See [Greg KH's blogpost](http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/01/06/meltdown-status/) for details.**
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**Security Update 17/01/2018: All current LinuxKit `x86_64` kernels
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have KPTI/KAISER enabled by default. This protects against
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[Meltdown](https://meltdownattack.com/meltdown.pdf). Defences against
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[Spectre](https://spectreattack.com/spectre.pdf) are work in progress
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upstream and some have been incorporated into 4.14.14/4.9.77 onwards
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but work is still ongoing. The kernels 4.14.14/4.9.77 onwards also
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include various eBPF and KVM fixes to mitigate some aspects of
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Spectre. The `arm64` kernels are not yet fixed. See [Greg KH's
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excellent
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blogpost](http://kroah.com/log/blog/2018/01/06/meltdown-status/) and
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this [LWN.net
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article](https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/744287/1fc3c18173f732e7/) for
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details.**
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**If you run LinuxKit kernels on x86 baremetal we also strongly
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recommend to add `ucode: intel-ucode.cpio` to the kernel section of
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your YAML if you are using Intel CPUs and `linuxkit/firmware:<hash>` if
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you are using AMD CPUs.**
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LinuxKit, a toolkit for building custom minimal, immutable Linux distributions.
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LinuxKit, a toolkit for building custom minimal, immutable Linux distributions.
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