Am 02. Jan, 2018 schwätzte Matthew Crews so:
moin moin,
the bugs now have names and logos, let the marketing begin.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/security-flaws-affect-every-intel-chip-since-1995-arm-processors-vulnerable/
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Am I affected by the bug?
Most certainly, yes.
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Rumors thus far:
* new Linux kernel has a 'fix' for some value of 'fix'
* microsoft will force an update tonight
* a macos update from early December already has the fix
* AWS east will be doing reboots tomorrow
* AZURE will have extra reboots in the near future
* Google Android systems ( Nexus and Pixel ) have fixes available, but
might be mostly unaffected anyway
* tshirts available soon ;-)
ciao,
der.hans
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
In a nutshell, it is a major security flaw in Intel hardware dating back a
decade that is requiring a complete kernel rewrite for every major OS (Linux,
Windows, Mac, etc) in order to patch out. It cannot be patched out with a CPU
microcode update. Major enough that code comments are redacted in the patches
until an embargo period is expired. Also the reported fix will have a huge
performance impact.
Also crucial to note is that AMD chips are not affected by this.
How the heck does something like this go unnoticed for so long?
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