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Researchers discover new security vulnerability in Intel processors (ethz.ch)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • The new class of vulnerabilities in Intel processors arises from speculative technologies that anticipate individual computing steps.
  • Openings enable gradual reading of entire privilege memory contents of shared processor (CPU).
  • All Intel processors from the last 6 years are affected, from PCs to servers in data centres.
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[–] sunnie@slrpnk.net 83 points 1 day ago (2 children)

No catchy name for the vulnerability? It can’t be that bad, then…

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Wasnt CVE recently shut down, maybe that's why it has no catchy name

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

CVEs follow a naming convention, the exploit name is usually given by the researcher/hacker/whoever finds and documents it

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Let's call it Son of Spectre

[–] b3an@lemmy.world 9 points 23 hours ago

Bond, James Bond. Junior.