spectre-meltdown-checker
Spectre and Meltdown mitigation detection tool. tldr-pages
On Linux
Linux
Check the currently running kernel for Spectre or Meltdown
sudo spectre-meltdown-checkerIdentifyCheck the currently running kernel and show an explanation of the actions to take to mitigate a vulnerability
sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --explainIdentifyCheck for specific variants (defaults to all)
sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --variant 1IdentifyDisplay output using a specific output format
sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --batch textIdentifyDon't use the /sys interface even if present
sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --no-sysfsIdentifyCheck a non-running kernel
sudo spectre-meltdown-checker --kernel path/to/kernel_fileIdentify