[sf-lug] Intel's Meltdown and Spectre flaws

[Ehud Kaldor]

+1 in the request for comments.

On Thu, Jan 4, 2018, 09:26 acohen36 <acohen36 at sdf.org> wrote:

>
> Much recent clamor over the last few days about Intel Inc's "Meltdown" and
> "Spectre" flaws, that have apparently been in nearly all Intel CPU's since
> even before the start of the Millenium(?)
>
> E.g., as reported in at least
> - ' "Meltdown" and "Spectre": Every modern processor has unfixable
> security flaws'[1]
> - 'What's behind the Intel design flaw forcing numerous patches?'[2]
> - 'Spectre and Meltdown: Details you need on those big chip flaws'[3]
> - 'Meltdown and Spectre -- Bugs in modern computers leak passwords and
> sensitive data.'[4]
>
> Anyone have further thoughts on Meltdown and Spectre?
> Helpful insights on this from Rick M, Akkana P, and others?
>
> IIRC, the most recent SF-LUG post on Intel's "problems" was Rick M's post
> on 'Intell reveal security problems with the IME, finally' from ~1.5
> months ago, see [5].
>
> -A
>
>
> ============
> References
> ============
> [1]
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/meltdown-and-spectre-every-modern-processor-has-unfixable-security-flaws/
> [2]
> https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/whats-behind-the-intel-design-flaw-forcing-numerous-patches/
> [3]
> https://www.cnet.com/news/spectre-meltdown-intel-arm-amd-processor-cpu-chip-flaw-vulnerability-faq/
> [4]https://meltdownattack.com/
> [5]http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/2017q4/012991.html
>
>
>
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