Another Intel Chip Flaw
Remember the Spectre and Meltdown attacks from last year? They were a new class of attacks against complex CPUs, finding subliminal channels in optimization techniques that allow hackers to steal information. Since their discovery, researchers have found additional similar vulnerabilities.
A whole bunch more have just been discovered.
I don’t think we’re finished yet. A year and a half ago I wrote: “But more are coming, and they’ll be worse. 2018 will be the year of microprocessor vulnerabilities, and it’s going to be a wild ride.” I think more are still coming.
EDITED TO ADD (6/13): A mathematical analysis of the problem that claims we’ll never completely fix this class of problems.
Clive Robinson • May 16, 2019 12:57 PM
Ahh, that Xmas gift that just keeps giving and giving…
I’m guessing atleast another three years or so to go on the giving…