so, does this mean that the UEFI might get patched first? OR, does the OS ecology have to do so first? Lastly, how much of a performance hit will this represent?
-eric from the central offices of the Technomage Guild, the "oh look! yet another bug!" Dept. On Jan 2, 2018, at 3:39 PM, Matthew Crews wrote: > > https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/ > > In a nutshell, it is a major security flaw in Intel hardware dating back a > decade that is requiring a complete kernel rewrite for every major OS (Linux, > Windows, Mac, etc) in order to patch out. It cannot be patched out with a CPU > microcode update. Major enough that code comments are redacted in the patches > until an embargo period is expired. Also the reported fix will have a huge > performance impact. > > Also crucial to note is that AMD chips are not affected by this. > > How the heck does something like this go unnoticed for so long? > > > > > Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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