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Researchers IBM and VU Amsterdam discover major CPU vulnerability

Researchers IBM and VU Amsterdam discover major CPU vulnerability

A new CPU vulnerability affects all known computer architectures. The so-called GhostRace exploit makes it possible to steal data from the system memory of PCs with chips from Intel, AMD, Arm and IBM. VUSec, the Systems & Network Security Group at the Dutch university VU Amsterdam, shares a ... Read more

date1 month ago
VUSec finds new Spectre-v2 vulnerability in Intel and Arm CPUs

VUSec finds new Spectre-v2 vulnerability in Intel and Arm CPUs

Security researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUSec) found a vulnerability in most Intel CPUs. The team managed to leak kernel memory in modern Intel CPUs as unprivileged users. Intel and Arm have been taking hardware measures to counter Spectre attacks since 2018. Spectre-v2, the se... Read more

date2 years ago