spectre-meltdown-checker

Spectre and Meltdown mitigation detection tool.

• 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}

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