The Spectre & Meltdown Vulnerability Checker for Linux Is Now in Debian's Repos

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

If you want to check to see if your Debian GNU/Linux computer is patched against the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, it’s now easier than ever to install the original spectre-meltdown-checker script.

Yes, you’re reading it right, you can now install the very useful Spectre and Meltdown vulnerability/mitigation checker for Linux-based operating systems created by developer Stéphane Lesimple from the stable software repositories of the Debian GNU/Linux 9 “Stretch” operating system.

Earlier this month, we published a tutorial to teach you guys how to check if your Linux PC is protected or not against the Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities that were unearthed recently and were discovered to put <a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/billions-of-devices-at-risk-of-attacks-because-of-two-criti… (read more)

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