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Encryption-breaking, password-leaking bug in many AMD CPUs could take months to fix (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev to c/technology@beehaw.org

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The bug allows attackers to swipe data from a CPU’s registers. […] the exploit doesn’t require physical hardware access and can be triggered by loading JavaScript on a malicious website.

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[–] iloverocks@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

When I updated my system I use arch BTW it had an upgrade for the amd Unicodeavailable. I don't know if the fix was in there but maybe