Intel

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2023
Google researchers found multiple security issues in Intel TDX

Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers found multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). Google Cloud Security and Project Zero researchers, working with Intel experts, discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX). The Intel Trust Domain Extensions (IntelÂź TDX) allows to deploy hardware-isolated, virtual machines (VMs) called trust domains […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 17, 2022
ÆPIC Leak is the first CPU flaw able to architecturally disclose sensitive data

Researchers uncovered a new flaw, dubbed ÆPIC, in Intel CPUs that enables attackers to obtain encryption keys and other secret information from the processors. The ÆPIC Leak (CVE-2022-21233) is the first architecturally CPU bug that could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data and impacts most 10th, 11th and 12th generation Intel CPUs. ÆPIC Leak works on […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 14, 2022
The new Retbleed speculative execution attack impacts both Intel and AMD chipsïżŒ

Researchers warn of a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that impacts multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. ETH Zurich researchers Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi discovered a new vulnerability, dubbed Retbleed, that affects multiple older AMD and Intel microprocessors. An attacker can exploit the flaw to bypass current defenses and perform in Spectre-based attacks. The Retbleed vulnerability is tracked as […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 15, 2022
Hertzbleed Side-Channel Attack allows to remotely steal encryption keys from AMD and Intel chips

Hertzbleed attack: Researchers discovered a new vulnerability in modern Intel and AMD chips that could allow attackers to steal encryption keys. Researchers from University of Texas, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Washington, devised a new side-channel attack technique dubbed Hertzbleed that could allow remote attackers to steal encryption keys from modern Intel […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2021
Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers

Chipmakers Intel and AMD addressed several vulnerabilities in their products, including high-risk issues in software drivers. Intel and AMD released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in multiple products, including high-severity flaws in software drivers. Intel published 25 advisories impacting Intel Core i5-8305G and i7-8706G processors, and the Intel graphics driver for Windows 10 64-bit for […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2021
Google releases Spectre PoC code exploit for Chrome browser

Google released proof-of-concept code to conduct Spectre attacks against its Chrome browser to share knowledge of browser-based side-channel attacks. Google released proof-of-concept code for conducting a Spectre attack against its Chrome browser on GitHub. The experts decided to publish the proof of concept code to demonstrate the feasibility of a web-based Spectre exploit.  The PoC […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 24, 2021
Chipmaker Intel reveals that an internal error caused a data leak

The chipmaker Intel Corp. revealed that an internal error it the root cause of a data leak, it confirmed that corporate network was not impacted. The computer chipmaker Intel Corp. confirmed that an internal error is the cause of a data leak that prompted it to release a quarterly earnings report early. Intel chief financial officer, […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 17, 2020
VoltPillager: Hardware-based fault injection attacks against Intel SGX enclaves

Boffins devised a new attack, dubbed VoltPillager, that can break the confidentiality and integrity of Intel SGX enclaves by controlling the CPU core voltage. A group of six researchers from the University of Birmingham has devised a new attack technique, dubbed VoltPillager, that can break the confidentiality and integrity of Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2020
CVE-2019-0090 flaw affects Intel Chips released in the last 5 years

A new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090, affects all Intel chips that could allow attackers to bypass every hardware-enabled security technology. Security experts from Positive Technologies warn of a new vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-0090, that affects all Intel processors that were released in the past 5 years. The flaw is currently defined as unpatchable and could […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 13, 2019
New TSX Speculative Attack allows stealing sensitive data from latest Intel CPUs

ZombieLoad 2, aka TSX Asynchronous Abort, is a new flaw that affects the latest Intel CPUs that could be exploited to launch TSX Speculative attack. ZombieLoad 2, aka TSX Asynchronous Abort, is a new vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-11135 that affects the latest Intel CPUs that could be exploited to launch TSX Speculative attack. The flaw […]