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Eugene

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5. Intel says other vendors' chips are affected. AMD denies it.

Reply to hunter (Original post)

Wed Jan 3, 2018, 08:13 PM

Jan 2018

Source: PC World

Intel responds to the CPU kernel bug, downplaying its impact on home users

Intel claimed the patches for the CPU vulnerability, due next week, would bring a negligible performance hit to the average user. It was also quick to position the bug as an industry-wide problem.

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Major flaw in millions of Intel chips revealed [View all] hunter Jan 2018 OP

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Intel says other vendors' chips are affected. AMD denies it. Eugene Jan 2018 #5

Update: Every device made in the last 20 years may be vulnerable. Eugene Jan 2018 #6