Intel CPUs vulnerable to new 'Snoop' attack

[silversurfer]

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/intel-cpus-vulnerable-to-new-snoop-attack/

Intel processors are vulnerable to a new attack that can leak data from the CPU's internal memory -- also known as the cache.

The attack, described as "Snoop-assisted L1 Data Sampling," or just Snoop (CVE-2020-0550), has been discovered by Pawel Wieczorkiewicz, a software engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Wieczorkiewicz reported the issue to Intel, and after further investigations, the CPU maker concluded that patches released in August 2018 for the Foreshadow (L1TF) vulnerability also apply to this new attack.

A list of Intel processors that are vulnerable to Snoop attacks is available here. The list includes Intel series like Core and Xeon processors.

 

[Ink]

I doubt most of the vulnerabilities are a major threat to the average consumer.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

I doubt most of the vulnerabilities are a major threat to the average consumer.

Browsers already make some sidechannel fixes in past so it's not so unlikely that average user aren't affected.
Older system get instead weaker with every new vulnerability.

Of course it's not so easy at all.

 

[HarborFront]

Lucky my newly purchased LG GRAM laptop with 10th Gen IceLake CPU not affected

All 10th Generation Intel® Core™ processors based on Ice Lake microarchitecture ..........No