[Lilug] [Lilug-si-sig] 10 alarm security fire in all Intel hardware platforms.

[Tom Rothamel]

There's a technical explanation at

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html

I haven't read it yet, but it claims it also can be exploited on AMD
processors.


On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 5:24 PM Lee Wilbur <leew at multiverseit.com> wrote:

> And people thought I was crazy for using AMD.
>
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> Subject: [Lilug-si-sig] 10 alarm security fire in all Intel hardware
> platforms.
>
>
> Looks like everybody's computer will be getting slower to deal with an
> Intel hardware flaw.  VAR and service model companies may eat their
> benchmarks here.  Clouds, VM servers, laptops, desktops, servers,
> everything.
>
> I would like to point out Linux is discussed the most, not because it's
> the most vulnerable but because it's the only scientific collaborative
> model.  (the public helps each other in repeatable/reproducible way) Apple
> and Microsoft are simply pursuing their best business option from here and
> right now that means staying quiet about potentially useful details until
> they are satisfied with their fix.
>
> https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
>
>
> Patch early, patch often, apologize to users for broken promises, buy a
> lot of stuff in a panic.
>
> Matt
>
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