ETH Zurich researchers discover new security vulnerability in Intel processors
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Computer scientists at ETH Zurich discover new class of vulnerabilities in Intel processors, allowing them to break down barriers between different users of a processor using carefully crafted instruction sequences. Entire processor memory can be read by employing quick, repeated attacks.
  • The new class of vulnerabilities in Intel processors arises from speculative technologies that anticipate individual computing steps.
  • Openings enable gradual reading of entire privilege memory contents of shared processor (CPU).
  • All Intel processors from the last 6 years are affected, from PCs to servers in data centres.
  • x4740N@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    I really dislike how you’re so comfortable recommending RMA’ing a board when the person hasn’t provided logs / data

    Because that does nothing to solve the problem if it turns out that an RMA wasn’t needed

    Tech troubleshooting is a process of ruling things out and reading through information to narrow down to a probable cause and implementing a fix too see if it fixes the issue

    You have no information besides what they’ve already tried which is random things because they haven’t read log data or other information to help them figure out a cause

    • Nighed@feddit.ukEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      I have to admit I didn’t read it through properly, but if it’s a problem with two CPUs then it’s probably a motherboard issue. (Or something g completely unrelated like ram)