AMD Says New Sinkclose CPU Vulnerability Only Affects ‘Seriously Breached Systems’
August 13, 2024 at 06:42AM IOActive disclosed Sinkclose, a new AMD processor vulnerability that has been around for 20 years, targeting SMM. Exploiting the flaw needs deep understanding of the architecture, but not physical access. AMD has published mitigations and firmware updates, prioritizing security despite it affecting seriously breached systems. The malware planted is stealthy … Read more