 Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Computer  No Comments |  | Researchers have found eight new flaws in computer central processing units that resemble the Meltdown and Spectre bugs revealed in January, a German computing magazine reported on Thursday.
The magazine, called c`t, said it was aware of Intel Corp`s plans to patch the flaws, adding that some chips designed by ARM Holdings, a unit of Japan`s Softbank, might be affected, while work was continuing to establish whether Advanced Micro Devices chips were vulnerable.
Meltdown and Spectre bugs could reveal the contents of a computer`s central processing unit - designed to be a secure inner sanctum - either by bypassing hardware barriers or by tricking applications into giving up secret information.
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