Are Intel Core 2 Chips a Security Threat?

Vikingod · Jun 30, 2007, 01:44 PM

Source: CRN
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Intel's Core 2 CPUs shipped through April contain an unprecedented number of potentially serious security flaws, and the chip giant isn't releasing enough information to allow developers to assess or work around them, according to OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt.

De Raadt issued a blistering missive Wednesday on an OpenBSD listserv, writing: "These processors are buggy as hell, and some of these bugs don't just cause development/debugging problems, but will *ASSUREDLY* be exploitable from userland code."

Jun 30, 2007, 01:44 PM	#1
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	Are Intel Core 2 Chips a Security Threat? Source: CRN ______________ Intel's Core 2 CPUs shipped through April contain an unprecedented number of potentially serious security flaws, and the chip giant isn't releasing enough information to allow developers to assess or work around them, according to OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt. De Raadt issued a blistering missive Wednesday on an OpenBSD listserv, writing: "These processors are buggy as hell, and some of these bugs don't just cause development/debugging problems, but will ASSUREDLY be exploitable from userland code."