LVI Attacks: New Intel CPU Vulnerability Puts Data Centers At Risk

From thehackernews.com

intel processor load value injection vulnerability

It appears there is no end in sight to the hardware level security vulnerabilities in Intel processors, as well as to the endless ‘performance killing’ patches that resolve them.

Modern Intel CPUs have now been found vulnerable to a new attack that involves reversely exploiting Meltdown-type data leak vulnerabilities to bypass existing defenses, two separate teams of researchers told The Hacker News.

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