Intel Patches High-Severity Flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool

Intel issued patches for a high-severity flaw in its processor diagnostic tool as well as a fix for a medium-severity vulnerability in its data center SSD lineup. Continue reading Intel Patches High-Severity Flaw in Processor Diagnostic Tool

Google’s CPU Patch Builds Software ‘Trampolines’ that ‘Negligibly’ Impact Performance

Following the recent discovery of vulnerabilities in Intel, AMD and ARM CPUs, Google engineers developed a new chip-level patch that specifically addresses one of the three issues, namely the “Branch target injection” that’s also refe… Continue reading Google’s CPU Patch Builds Software ‘Trampolines’ that ‘Negligibly’ Impact Performance