New "Downfall" vulnerability that can steal passwords and encryption keys discovered in Intel processors from 2015 to 2019
TechSpot
AUGUST 9, 2023
He writes that it is caused by memory optimization features in Intel processors that unintentionally reveal internal hardware registers to software, allowing untrusted software to access data stored by other programs, which should not normally be accessible. Google researcherer Daniel Moghimi discovered the new vulnerability, dubbed Downfall.
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