Liquid Web: Proactive Mitigations for Linux Spectre v2 (BTR) Security Disclosure

Liquid Web · liquidweb.comImpact: noneinvestigating2026-10-01 20:58 UTC

Public — what happened

Summary

Our security and engineering teams are actively responding to an industry-wide Linux kernel security disclosure concerning a Spectre v2 Branch Target Reuse (BTR) variant (CVE-2026-64507 / CVE-2026-64508). We will provide updates as progress is made. If you need assistance or have any concerns, please contact our Support team.

Timeline

Started — 2026-10-01 20:58 UTC
Last update — 2026-10-01 20:58 UTC
Ongoing at last check.

Source of record: provider status page. Mirrored as reported; times in UTC.

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