AMD won’t patch Sinkclose security bug on older Zen CPUs

August 12, 2024 at 11:21PM AMD processors dating back to 2006 have a security vulnerability called SinkClose, which allows rogue users to run code in System Management Mode (SMM). Only models made since 2020 will be patched. The flaw affects AMD CPUs dating back nearly 20 years. Processors receiving fixes will get firmware updates via … Read more