[MacTUG] Kernel-memory-leaking Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign • The Register

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The Intel processor flaw is real. A PhD student at the systems and 
network security group at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has developed a 
proof-of-concept program that exploits the Chipzilla flaw to read kernel 
memory from user mode:

     Bingo! #kpti #intelbug pic.twitter.com/Dml9g8oywk
     — brainsmoke (@brainsmoke) January 3, 2018

The Register has also seen proof-of-concept exploit code that leaks a 
tiny amount of kernel memory to user processes.

Finally, macOS has been patched to counter the chip design blunder since 
version 10.13.2, according to operating system kernel expert Alex 
Ionescu. And it appears 64-bit ARM Linux kernels will also get a set of 
KAISER patches, completely splitting the kernel and user spaces, to 
block attempts to defeat KASLR. We'll be following up this week.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/
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