TheHolm to [email protected]English • 1 month agoAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square183arrow-up1535arrow-down123file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1512arrow-down1external-linkAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comTheHolm to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square183file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
Here we are - 3600 which was still under manufacture 2-3 years ago are not get patched. Shame on you AMD, if it is true.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 month agoThe other bad news: there are so many vulnerabilities on all systems which can be used to gain root-level access, it’s just a matter of time. Also, even future vulnerabilities will be an issue, as the underlying Sinkclose attacks will still work.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoSure, if you’d rather like to believe that.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoIf it was that easy to get root then we would be in serious trouble. The best way I can think of is social engineering.
The other bad news: there are so many vulnerabilities on all systems which can be used to gain root-level access, it’s just a matter of time. Also, even future vulnerabilities will be an issue, as the underlying Sinkclose attacks will still work.
Honestly not on a hardened setup
Sure, if you’d rather like to believe that.
If it was that easy to get root then we would be in serious trouble. The best way I can think of is social engineering.