Spectre and meltdown might seem like things of the past but there is a new Spoiler vulnerability that can be used to gain access to information that is stored in the cache of the CPU. This information can include passwords. You can imagine why people are concerned about this vulnerability but AMD has come forward and confirmed that the AMD Ryzen CPUs are not affected by this exploit.
Researchers have found that this exploit is specific to Intel CPUs and if you are using an Intel processor then you might want to keep updated regarding the new updates that the company is pushing in order to be on the safe side. The following is what AMD had to say about the new Spoiler vulnerability:
We are aware of the report of a new security exploit called SPOILER which can gain access to partial address information during load operations. We believe that our products are not susceptible to this issue because of our unique processor architecture.
If you are using AMD CPUs then the good news here is what you need not to worry about this. Intel has had plenty of issues in the CPU space ever since AMD Ryzen came out. We know that the company has been having some serious issues with the 10nm process and the Spectre and Meltdown exploits took their toll as well. Now we have another exploit. We are not sure how this is going to be patched and whether or not patching this issue is going to have an effect on performance. AMD further went on to mention the following:
The SPOILER exploit can gain access to partial address information above address bit 11 during load operations. We believe that our products are not susceptible to this issue because AMD processors do not use partial address matches above address bit 11 when resolving load conflicts.
Intel discrete graphics boss just revealed why he left AMD. He is also going to be introducing dedicated graphics cards in 2020. You can also check out the Intel Lakefield SOC that features 10nm Sunny Cove and Gen 11 graphics
Let us know what you think about the Spoiler vulnerability not affected AMD CPUs and whether or not this is something that you have faced as well.
