AMD Ryzen and Epyc Security Holes

[Shylidi]

Just saw this over on Ars.

 

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/03/a-raft-of-flaws-in-amd-chips-make-bad-hacks-much-much-worse/

 

TLDR: If a malicious person gets admin access on your AMD machine they can:

 

Run software in the AMD Secure Processor

 

Bypass security protections

 

Steal credentials

 

Brick hardware, they can kill the CPU remotely

 

BE AWARE AND STAY SAFE.

 

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, Shylidi said:

 

It's actually entirely pointless, and appears to be focused on driving AMD's stock price down.

If you have admin access or physical access to the PC it's already gone.

[WkdPaul]

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