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Local privileges required to exploit flaw in Ryzen and Epyc CPUs. Some patches available, more on the way AMD will issue a microcode patch for a high-severity vulnerability that could weaken cryptographic keys across Epyc and Ryzen CPUs.…
Low-severity bugs but infosec pros claim they are a 'critical' overall threat – patch accordingly AMD is warning users of a newly discovered form of side-channel attack affecting a broad range of its chips that could lead to information disclosure.…
Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least Googlers have not only figured out how to break AMD's security – allowing them to load unofficial microcode into its processors to modify the silicon's behavior as they wish – but also demonstrated this by producing a microcode patch that makes the chips always output 4 when asked for a random number.…
Answers on a postcard to what 'Microcode Signature Verification Vulnerability' might mean AMD has confirmed at least some of its microprocessors suffer a microcode-related security vulnerability, the existence of which accidentally emerged this month after a fix for the flaw appeared in a beta BIOS update from PC maker Asus.…
Kernel mode not good enough for you? Maybe you'll like SMM of this Some AMD processors dating back to 2006 have a security vulnerability that's a boon for particularly underhand malware and rogue insiders, though the chip designer is only patching models made since 2020.…
SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 73 security holes in this February's Patch Tuesday, and you better get moving because two of the vulnerabilities are under active attack.…
Zen 2 flaw more simple than Spectre, exploit code already out there – get patching when you can AMD has started issuing some patches for its processors affected by a serious silicon-level bug dubbed Zenbleed that can be exploited by rogue users and malware to steal passwords, cryptographic keys, and other secrets from software running on a vulnerable system.…
Adobe, SAP, Intel, AMD, Android also show up with bouquet of fixes Patch Tuesday Happy Patch Tuesday for February, 2023, which falls on Valentine's Day.…
Plus: Fixes from Intel, AMD, Citrix and more Patch Tuesday November's Patch Tuesday also falls on election day in the US, so let's hope that democracy fares better than Microsoft, which reported six of today's bugs are already being exploited in the wild by miscreants.…
Plus: Intel, AMD react to Hertzbleed data-leaking holes in CPUs Patch Tuesday Microsoft claims to have finally fixed the Follina zero-day flaw in Windows as part of its June Patch Tuesday batch, which included security updates to address 55 vulnerabilities.…
And Adobe, SAP, Intel, AMD, Cisco, Google join in Patch Tuesday Microsoft has addressed 71 security flaws, including three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, in its monthly Patch Tuesday update. The IT giant is confident none of the bugs have been actively exploited. …