Dec. 3, 2023, 12:01 a.m. | Politico via Steve Bacher

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We found another vulnerability inside Intel Corporation CPUs. Somehow
instruction prefixes that should be ignored mess up the "fast rep string
mov" FRSM extension and causes invalid instruction execution. This
vulnerability with high severity rating has serious consequence for cloud
providers. It enables an attacker who is renting a cloud VM to: - DDOS an
entire server - Elevates privilege gaining access to the entire server
(Confirmed by Intel) https://lnkd.in/guzjT3UD https://lnkd.in/gUn-vAvN

alarm attacker cloud cpus extension fast found high intel machine mov pennsylvania rating renting serious severity voting vulnerability

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