AMD Chip Has a Hidden Flaw

‘Sinkclose’ Flaw in Hundreds of Millions of AMD Chips Allows Deep, Virtually Unfixable Infections Researchers warn that a bug in AMD’s chips would allow attackers to root into some of the most privileged portions of a computer—and that it has persisted in the company’s processors for decades.

A pair of hands holds an AMD Ryzen processor under dramatic red lighting beneath a Wired headline about the “Sinkclose” vulnerability. The joke is a grim reaction to the uploader’s caption about there being zero days without a new CPU hardware exploit, treating the alarming security flaw as an ongoing absurd pattern. EN: A pair of hands holds an AMD Ryzen processor under dramatic red lighting beneath a Wired headline about the “Sinkclose” vulnerability. The joke is a grim reaction to the uploader’s caption about there being zero days without a new CPU hardware exploit, treating the alarming security flaw as an ongoing absurd pattern.

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