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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Computers => Topic started by: Suppressed on January 04, 2018, 02:55:11 am
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Apple already fixed Intel’s massive chip flaw in macOS update
BY BUSTER HEIN • 12:50 PM, JANUARY 3, 2018
https://www.cultofmac.com/521443/apple-already-fixed-intels-massive-chip-flaw/ (https://www.cultofmac.com/521443/apple-already-fixed-intels-massive-chip-flaw/)
The critical design flaw discovered in the way Intel CPUs process information has reportedly already been fixed by Apple in a recent release of macOS.
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The flaw can be found in all Intel chips made in the last 10 years. It allows desktop programs to read parts of a computer’s protected kernel memory. This potentially gives malicious apps and attackers access to passwords, login info and other personal information.
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Some early reports estimated that fixing the flaw will cause Windows and Linux machines to see performance slowdowns of up to 30 percent. Intel says the performance impact shouldn’t be major, though.