Serious Intel CPU bug could be lurking behind upcoming OS patches
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Like many TR readers, we are following news regarding a potential hardware-level security flaw in a range of Intel CPUs. Absent an official statement from Intel or operating system vendors, however, we are holding off on attempting a detailed report on this issue or issues because the cart seems to have gotten in front of the horse on what exactly is going on and the people in the know may be bound by a non-disclosure agreement.
What we do know from initial reports around this vulnerability is that a series of Linux kernel patches to implement kernel page table isolation (KPTI) are in the works . The goal of KPTI is to segregate user and kernel memory mappings in virtual ...