- Apr 21, 2016
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Intel processors have been hit by yet another vulnerability, this time dubbed Lazy FP state restore, and patches are already in the works.
Details about the vulnerability are scarce, as they should be, but as Marius Nestor pointed out in a recent report, Red Hat is already working on a patch. And they were willing to share a little bit more information about the problem.
Lately, it seems that Intel simply can’t catch a break, and the vulnerabilities are piling on and on. To be fair, the fault lies with Intel and not with the people who discover them. There is some good news if that’s even possible. The vulnerability seems to only affect Intel processor and not AMD.
Patches incoming
Unlike Spectre and Meltdown, this latest problem is not a hardware issue, which means that it can be fixed with patches in the operating system. As I said before, Red Hat is already working on a fix, and it’s very likely that it’s going to be patched at the Linux kernel level as well.
Of course, Microsoft and Apple are not much behind with their own solutions and will release patches as soon as possible.
Read more: Intel Processors Hit by New Vulnerability Called Lazy FP State Restore
Details about the vulnerability are scarce, as they should be, but as Marius Nestor pointed out in a recent report, Red Hat is already working on a patch. And they were willing to share a little bit more information about the problem.
Lately, it seems that Intel simply can’t catch a break, and the vulnerabilities are piling on and on. To be fair, the fault lies with Intel and not with the people who discover them. There is some good news if that’s even possible. The vulnerability seems to only affect Intel processor and not AMD.
Patches incoming
Unlike Spectre and Meltdown, this latest problem is not a hardware issue, which means that it can be fixed with patches in the operating system. As I said before, Red Hat is already working on a fix, and it’s very likely that it’s going to be patched at the Linux kernel level as well.
Of course, Microsoft and Apple are not much behind with their own solutions and will release patches as soon as possible.
Read more: Intel Processors Hit by New Vulnerability Called Lazy FP State Restore
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