Meltdown (security vulnerability)
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Meltdown is the name of a security bug that affects Intel microprocessors by allowing programs and potentially attackers to access a computer's memory.[1] It was issued a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID of CVE-2017-5754.
Patches
Microsoft is expected to release patches to mitigate Meltdown in Windows in an upcoming Patch Tuesday.[2] Linux kernel developers have been working on a set of patches named "kernel page-table isolation".[3][4] macOS has been patched since 10.13.2.[2]
References
- ^ Metz, Cade; Perlroth, Nicole (2018). "Researchers Discover Two Major Flaws in the World's Computers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
- ^ a b "Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign". The Register. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Corbet, Jonathon (2017-11-15). "KAISER: hiding the kernel from user space". LWN. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Corbet, Jonathon (2017-12-20). "The current state of kernel page-table isolation". LWN. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
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