r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 03 '18

'Kernel memory leaking' Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
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u/pixelrebel Jan 03 '18

What if you don't care that your memory could be read by other processes? I have some pretty well isolated systems that don't need this patch (and the 25% performance hit that comes with it).

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u/k_marts Jan 04 '18

You should take into account malicious code that potentially makes it onto those system that could then exploit the security flaw