AMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — older Ryzen models will not get patched for 'Sinkclose' [Updated]
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AMD says some chips fall outside of the software support window.

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/12579772

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.

  • Album
    81·
    1 month ago

    Not patching the 3000 series seems like a big mistake because it was so popular. There’s gotta be lots of those chips out in the wild. It’s also a 5 year old chip. So I get not being able to go that far back.

    Can anyone just release a chip without massive security flaws these days?

    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      9·
      1 month ago

      Can anyone just release a chip without massive security flaws these days?

      Modern CPUs are far too complex to not inevitably have some sort of issue. You could make one without bugs, but it’s going to perform HORRIBLY because all of those shortcuts are what make CPUs fast.

    • Skyline969English
      22·
      1 month ago

      Apple? Or was there also a massive exploit found for Apple Silicon?

  • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
    61·
    1 month ago

    This is really bad because unlike previous exploits, if you get owned, you have no way of ever knowing. No virus scan can detect it, no OS reinstall will remove it.

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
        21·
        1 month ago

        Which all dangerous exploits already give. Next time there’s a new published exploit for Linux or Windows, you could have been affected but will never know and will never be able to remove.