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-rwxr-xr-xspectre-meltdown-checker.sh5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh b/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
index 460560b..71e740b 100755
--- a/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
+++ b/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
@@ -685,7 +685,10 @@ if [ "$opt_live" = 1 ]; then
# RedHat Backport creates a dedicated file, see https://access.redhat.com/articles/3311301
kpti_enabled=$(cat /sys/kernel/debug/x86/pti_enabled 2>/dev/null)
elif dmesg | grep -Eq 'Kernel/User page tables isolation: enabled|Kernel page table isolation enabled'; then
- # if we can't find the flag, grep in dmesg
+ # if we can't find the flag, grep dmesg output
+ kpti_enabled=1
+ elif [ -r /var/log/dmesg ] && grep -Eq 'Kernel/User page tables isolation: enabled|Kernel page table isolation enabled' /var/log/dmesg; then
+ # if we can't find the flag in dmesg output, grep in /var/log/dmesg when readable
kpti_enabled=1
else
kpti_enabled=0