'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

Discussion in 'other security issues & news' started by Minimalist, Jan 2, 2018.

  1. BoerenkoolMetWorst

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    Microsoft has developed a new way to test for side channel attacks:
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/res...tion-boundaries-for-microarchitectural-leaks/

    This already led to new AMD vulnerabilities being discovered:
    https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7029.html
    (Microcode/BIOS and OS updates are needed.)

    In the news:
    AMD warns of new Meltdown, Spectre-like bugs affecting CPUs
    https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/09/amd_tsa_side_channel/
     
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