some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 年前Researchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decadeswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1262arrow-down153file-text
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkResearchers discover potentially catastrophic exploit present in AMD chips for decadeswww.engadget.comsome_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredb2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前You forget that the CPU has a nanny CPU built in these days.
minus-squarerhombus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Which, again, is an incredibly unlikely attack vector unless you have some government secrets on your computer. And chances are that any attack through the IME or PSP is trying to do an implant into the UEFI/BIOS and not the processor itself.
You forget that the CPU has a nanny CPU built in these days.
Which, again, is an incredibly unlikely attack vector unless you have some government secrets on your computer. And chances are that any attack through the IME or PSP is trying to do an implant into the UEFI/BIOS and not the processor itself.