Gsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoIntel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to knowwww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up161
arrow-up161external-linkIntel chip bug FAQ: Which PCs are affected, how to get the patch, and everything else you need to knowwww.zdnet.comGsus4@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareGsus4@programming.devOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-23 months agoe.g. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ryzen-3000-fix-sinkclose-vulnerability-183025768.html AMD has these sorts of flaws too, I don’t know enough to tell if AMD is significantly better at this when deciding to buy
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoThat AMD security vulnerability doesn’t physically damage the CPU while this Intel flaw does. Thats a drastic difference so the two are not the same
minus-squareMangoPenguinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoSo far the AMD security flaws aren’t causing physical CPU damage, so Intel definitely wins the screw up award.
minus-squareCodilingus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoThat exploit required kernel access to begin with, which at that point, you have much bigger problems.
e.g. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ryzen-3000-fix-sinkclose-vulnerability-183025768.html AMD has these sorts of flaws too, I don’t know enough to tell if AMD is significantly better at this when deciding to buy
That AMD security vulnerability doesn’t physically damage the CPU while this Intel flaw does. Thats a drastic difference so the two are not the same
So far the AMD security flaws aren’t causing physical CPU damage, so Intel definitely wins the screw up award.
That exploit required kernel access to begin with, which at that point, you have much bigger problems.