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Intel 'Downfall': Severe flaw in billions of CPUs leaks passwords and much more (www.pcworld.com)

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[-] TimeMuncher2@kbin.social 99 points 1 year ago

According to him, billions of Intel processors are affected, which are used in private user computers as well as in cloud servers.
Update: Intel’s Downfall was closely followed by AMD’s Inception, a newfound security hole affecting all Ryzen and Epyc processors.

so both desktop and server chips are affected on both cpu manufacturers products. can't take any measures if your password is online on some server.

[-] Wats0ns@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago

Downfall was disclosed to Intel a year ago but was on embargo until this week. Can't help but suspect that Intel waited for AMD to be impacted by a similar event to reveal downfall

[-] June@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

From what I’m reading, Inception is a pretty minor vulnerability, especially compared to downfall.

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