Chipmaker Patch Tuesday: Intel, AMD, Nvidia Fix High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Chipmakers Intel, AMD and Nvidia on Tuesday published new security advisories to inform customers about vulnerabilities found in their products. 
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New SLAP and FLOP CPU Attacks Expose Data From Apple Computers, Phones

New CPU side-channel attacks named SLAP and FLOP can be exploited to remotely steal data from Apple mobile and desktop devices. 
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AMD Says New Sinkclose CPU Vulnerability Only Affects ‘Seriously Breached Systems’

Many AMD CPUs are affected by the new Sinkclose vulnerability, but the chipmaker noted that the flaw is not easy to exploit.
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GhostWrite Vulnerability Facilitates Attacks on Devices With RISC-V CPU

Researchers disclose the details of GhostWrite, a RISC-V CPU vulnerability that can be exploited to gain full access to targeted devices.
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Intel Says No New Mitigations Required for Indirector CPU Attack

Researchers disclosed a new high-precision Branch Target Injection attack method named Indirector, but Intel says no new mitigations are needed.
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