Intel fix for Spectre and Meltdown is flawed (CNET News)
Intel fix for Spectre and Meltdown is flawed (CNET News)
2018-01-23
intel's fixed respecter and meltdown is
faulty in a blog post intel says we
recommend that oh em service providers
system manufacturers software vendors
and end-users stop deployment of current
versions of the patch as they may
introduce higher than expected reboots
and other unpredictable system behavior
Intel says it has identified the cause
of these reboots and will release an
updated patch in the future the blog
post also says Intel is asking its
partners to test early versions of its
fix and more details will be shared
later Spectre a meltdown or two design
flaws in modern processors that affects
computers phones and more the flaws
could allow an attacker to access all
kinds of data from memory
earlier this month Intel said the
patches to fix his processors could slow
down performance of his chips up to 6
percent the company downplayed the
effect saying the performance impact
should not be significant for average
computer users to find out how to
protect yourself from meltdown and
Spectre check out cnet.com we've got a
guide that we keep updating as more
information becomes available
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