New Spectre-Level Flaw Targets Return Stack Buffer
The most recent Spectre-class flaw targets a component in CPUs called the return stack buffer. Continue reading New Spectre-Level Flaw Targets Return Stack Buffer
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Bad Microsoft Meltdown Patch Made Some Windows Systems Less Secure
Researcher finds Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday release included a fix for the Intel Meltdown bug, however the update opened up a new vulnerability. Continue reading Bad Microsoft Meltdown Patch Made Some Windows Systems Less Secure
Microsoft Starts Delivering Intel Microcode Patches for Spectre
Microsoft has made available updates for Windows 10 that include Intel CPU microcode patches for the Spectre vulnerability. This allows users to get the fixes even if their computer manufacturers haven’t released BIOS/UEFI updates for their syste… Continue reading Microsoft Starts Delivering Intel Microcode Patches for Spectre
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