On 4 January 2018 at 17:22, Curt <cu...@free.fr> wrote: > https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-every-modern- > processor-has-unfixable-security-fladdws/U > > > TL;DR > > Windows, Linux, and macOS have all received security patches that > significantly alter how the operating systems handle virtual memory in > order to protect against a hitherto undisclosed flaw. > ... > In the immediate term, it looks like most systems will shortly have > patches for Meltdown. At least for Linux and Windows, these patches > allow end-users to opt out if they would prefer. The most vulnerable > users are probably cloud service providers; Meltdown and Spectre can > both in principle be used to further attacks against hypervisors, > making it easier for malicious users to break out of their virtual > machines. > ... > For typical desktop users, the risk is arguably less significant. While > both Meltdown and Spectre can have value in expanding the scope of an > existing flaw, neither one is sufficient on its own to, for example, > break out of a Web browser. > > Apparent moral of story for CPU: don't speculate (but it's significantly > *slower*). >
Isn't this mainly an Intel problem? I use AMD chipsets. I would go for Ryzen nowadays anyway. Regards Michael Fothergill > > -- > "An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something > disgraceful. > A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life > when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats." > — George Orwell > >
