I just got setup on Skyline and after the initial scan it gives me a bunch of Critical Alerts. Most, if not all say that the recommendation is to upgrade to version 5.5 but the problem is I'm already of 6.7. . Any explanations or ideas?
Super6VCA,
That error message does not indicate that you should upgrade to 5.5. It says you're running a scheduler that it vulnerable to Spectre/Meltdown. Mitigation from this vulnerability requires atleast version 5.5. However since changing scheduler has a performance impact it's not enabled by default.
Please see the following article to learn about your options for mitigating this vulnerability:
Lars
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Hello Super6VCA,
The recommendation may include upgrade of several host versions. please check if there are any patches recommended for 6.7.
Also share the finding id which you are refferring to?
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Super6VCA,
That error message does not indicate that you should upgrade to 5.5. It says you're running a scheduler that it vulnerable to Spectre/Meltdown. Mitigation from this vulnerability requires atleast version 5.5. However since changing scheduler has a performance impact it's not enabled by default.
Please see the following article to learn about your options for mitigating this vulnerability:
Lars
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larstr,
I get that message but curious about all of them and why the corrective action says that it is addressed in a version that is lower that what i have installed. All the critical messages say that. That is the confusion. This is a new setup for me. Thanks for the reply.
Perry,
I agree that the recommendation of "Upgrade" is misleading. Changing scheduler is more of a configuration issue if you're already at a supported version (you are).
Lars