minus-squareCJKay93@alien.topBtoGadgets•Intel knew about the Downfall CPU vulnerability but did nothing for five years, a new class action claimslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI think people seriously underestimate how difficult speculation bugs are/were to predict and to fix, particularly in the first few years after Spectre. Spectre effectively opened up a whole new field of research into vulnerabilities and prevention. linkfedilink
I think people seriously underestimate how difficult speculation bugs are/were to predict and to fix, particularly in the first few years after Spectre. Spectre effectively opened up a whole new field of research into vulnerabilities and prevention.