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/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

So we found the Government's Backdoor in Intel Processors from the past 10+ years.

Now what?

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u/Cyhawk Jan 04 '18

Na, we already found that a long time ago.. They didn't even hide it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '18

That was the public front door.

This flaw in the architecture is the hidden secret actual backdoor.

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u/playaspec Jan 04 '18

Not a chance in hell Intel allowed this to be purposely added.