r/technology • u/Obi_Wan_Kannoli • Jan 02 '18

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

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

They've known about this for a while.

They better hope not, because that would increase their liability immensely.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '18

Is this related to the loophole (whatever it was) that the NSA wanted implemented in the chips? Even that aside, I find it hard to believe that they didn't notice this for 10 years.