Yet another Intel CPU Speculative Execution vulnerability i.e. Zombieload

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New secret-spilling flaw affects almost every Intel chip since 2011 | TechCrunch

Security researchers have found a new class of vulnerabilities in Intel chips which, if exploited, can be used to steal sensitive information directly

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The Intel Zombie Apocalypse is here. And it's for real. When will we ever get some positive mass media coverage for Intel ?

Just when you thought everything was patched, here we go again. If your Sandy Bridge through Kaby Lake CPU doesn't have hyperthreading* then this doesn't apply to your system. This is just what Intel didn't need.

*Desktop Core i5 CPU owners are not affected, no hyperthreading.

• Researchers that found the last huge Intel security hole have found a new one.
• This time, however, Intel and the rest of the industry were ready with patches.
• The hole impacts just about every PC and server that uses any kind of Intel processor. (except 8th/9th gen)
• It lets hackers potentially see your web history, your passwords and the your disk encryption keys.

 

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Most Macs made before 2011 are out of luck for getting any microcode patches from Intel.

Apple lists Macs it can’t patch against ‘ZombieLoad’ exploits

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