Article 3CB2E The disclosure on the processor bugs

The disclosure on the processor bugs

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The rumored bugs in Intel (and beyond) processors have now been disclosed:they are called Meltdown andSpectre, and have the requisite cute logos. Stay tuned for more.

See also: this ProjectZero blog post. "Variants of this issue are known to affect manymodern processors, including certain processors by Intel, AMD and ARM. Fora few Intel and AMD CPU models, we have exploits that work against realsoftware. We reported this issue to Intel, AMD and ARM on2017-06-01."

See also: thisGoogle blog posting on how it affects users of Google products inparticular. "[Android] devices with the latest security update areprotected. Furthermore, we are unaware of any successful reproduction ofthis vulnerability that would allow unauthorized information disclosure onARM-based Android devices. Supported Nexus and Pixel devices with thelatest security update are protected."

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