16th March 2018 resources updates
Added to the AMD section of the Meltdown/Spectre resource page, which for administrative reasons has now been moved here.
- [16th March 2018] Not Meltdown/Spectre, but allegedly similar issues:
- Richi Jennings for Tech Beacon: AMD CPU PSP holes lead to APT SNAFU, say CTS n00b
- AMDFlaws own Legal Disclaimer
- Harsh words from Linus Torvalds quoted by ZDNet
- Motherboard.vice.com quoting Viceroy report — “We believe AMD is worth $0.00 and will have no choice but to file for Chapter 11 (Bankruptcy) in order to effectively deal with the repercussions of recent discoveries”
- Analysis from The Register’s Thomas Claiburn: OK, deep breath, relax… Let’s have a sober look at these ‘ere annoying AMD chip security flaws – Holes useful for malware on completely pwned PCs, servers
Added to the Intel section:
John Leyden waxes satirical at Intel’s expense in The Register: Intel: Our next chips won’t have data leak flaws we told you totally not to worry about – “Meltdown, Spectre-free CPUs coming this year, allegedly”
Added to the Microsoft/Windows section:
Richard Chirgwin for The Register: Microsoft starts buying speculative execution exploits – “Adds bug bounty class for Meltdown and Spectre attacks on Windows and Azure”
David Harley
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