New Intel Vulnerability
This one is called the MDS Attack (Microarchitectural Data Sampling)
Unlike existing attacks, this attacks can leak arbitrary in-flight data from CPU-internal buffers.
More details and a tool to check if your Intel system is vulnerable can be found at:
https://mdsattacks.com/
A test using this tool on my main system shows that it’s vulnerable.
According to intel, the dangers of such an attack are medium to low,
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html
My own personal feeling is that since it's their chip, income and reputation.
I'll be just a bit skeptical with anything they have to say till that information is verified by an independent source.
Your computer, your choice. What are your thoughts?
Unlike existing attacks, this attacks can leak arbitrary in-flight data from CPU-internal buffers.
More details and a tool to check if your Intel system is vulnerable can be found at:
https://mdsattacks.com/
A test using this tool on my main system shows that it’s vulnerable.
According to intel, the dangers of such an attack are medium to low,
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00233.html
My own personal feeling is that since it's their chip, income and reputation.
I'll be just a bit skeptical with anything they have to say till that information is verified by an independent source.
Your computer, your choice. What are your thoughts?
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