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Topic: New vulnerability discovered recently... called downfall.

https://downfall.page/

Apparently it targets gen 6 processors all the way to 11 and maybe more? I don't know.

Perhaps avoiding newer intel processors is more wise than I thought.

Scary stuff...

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Re: New vulnerability discovered recently... called downfall.

Thanks for noting. Also here: https://www.wired.com/story/downfall-flaw-intel-chips/
So more or less most the CPU-generation beyond released 2015.

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Re: New vulnerability discovered recently... called downfall.

throgh wrote:

Thanks for noting. Also here: https://www.wired.com/story/downfall-flaw-intel-chips/
So more or less most the CPU-generation beyond released 2015.

Yep, so intel gen 6 processors or newer are a danger zone it seems.

Although, someday, maybe better options will exist including for whatever Hyperbola OS is out.

Far off though either way.

I am only surprised this doesn't affect gen 4 or gen 5.

Strange right?

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