AMD Processors Vulnerable to Malicious Microcode

Google researchers recently published proof-of-concept code demonstrating the ability to create malicious microcode patches on AMD processors from Zen 1 through Zen 4. This vulnerability would allow an attacker to arbitrarily alter the execution of virtually any instruction on a vulnerable processor.  The vulnerability, CVE-2024-56161, affects the most fundamental operation of a modern processor. Furthermore, […]

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