TheHolm@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1522arrow-down122file-text
arrow-up1500arrow-down1external-linkAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comTheHolm@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
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.
minus-squareJASN_DE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·5 months agoThe other bad news: there are so many vulnerabilities on all systems which can be used to gain root-level access, it’s just a matter of time. Also, even future vulnerabilities will be an issue, as the underlying Sinkclose attacks will still work.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoHonestly not on a hardened setup
minus-squareJASN_DE@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoSure, if you’d rather like to believe that.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIf it was that easy to get root then we would be in serious trouble. The best way I can think of is social engineering.
The other bad news: there are so many vulnerabilities on all systems which can be used to gain root-level access, it’s just a matter of time. Also, even future vulnerabilities will be an issue, as the underlying Sinkclose attacks will still work.
Honestly not on a hardened setup
Sure, if you’d rather like to believe that.
If it was that easy to get root then we would be in serious trouble. The best way I can think of is social engineering.