Oct. 10, 2023, 7 a.m. |

FortiGuard Labs | FortiGuard Center - IR Advisories fortiguard.fortinet.com

Two side channel hardware vulnerabilities named Downfall (CVE-2022-40982) and Zenbleed (CVE-2023-20593) impact Intel and AMD processors.
"Downfall attacks target a critical weakness found in billions of modern processors used in personal and cloud computers. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2022-40982, enables a user to access and steal data from other users who share the same computer. For instance, a malicious app obtained from an app store could use the Downfall attack to steal sensitive information like passwords, encryption keys, and private …

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