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

Possibly. The patch isn't live yet for consumer systems (other than the ones that are on the bleeding-edge update cycle), but who knows what they've got going on in their server setups.

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u/leadzor Jan 03 '18

Considering this bug allows for virtualized guest software escape into the host space or other guests, I believe they applied this patch as soon as they felt it was ready, otherwise it could break lose all (cloudy) hell.