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Title: Intel responds to the CPU kernel bug, claiming its patches will make PCs 'immune'
Post by: HCK on January 08, 2018, 04:05:14 pm
Intel responds to the CPU kernel bug, claiming its patches will make PCs 'immune'

Intel acknowledged that a CPU kernel bug, being referred to as a side-channel analysis exploit, has the potential to affect chips from ARM and AMD. Patches for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities may carry performance penalties of between 0 and 30 percent.

Source: Intel responds to the CPU kernel bug, claiming its patches will make PCs 'immune' (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3245508/components-processors/intel-responds-to-the-cpu-kernel-bug.html#tk.rss_all)