TheHolm@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square183fedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down123file-text
arrow-up1511arrow-down1external-linkAMD won't patch all chips affected by severe data theft vulnerability — Ryzen 3000, 2000, and 1000 will not get patched for 'Sinkclose'www.tomshardware.comTheHolm@aussie.zone to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square183fedilinkfile-text
Here we are - 3600 which was still under manufacture 2-3 years ago are not get patched. Shame on you AMD, if it is true.
minus-squareTheHolm@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down1·4 months agoYou need to be a root to exploit it, but if it get exploited any way to get rid of it is to throw MB to trash.
minus-squareAppoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoPatch/reflash with a new bios?
minus-squareVash63@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoHow do you trust that the flash was done properly if you did it from the compromised system? This would only work if you flashed it externally somehow without the system running.
minus-squareVash63@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoExactly. That’s why it’s a trash motherboard as soon as root access is gained. It can never again be trusted.
You need to be a root to exploit it, but if it get exploited any way to get rid of it is to throw MB to trash.
Patch/reflash with a new bios?
How do you trust that the flash was done properly if you did it from the compromised system? This would only work if you flashed it externally somehow without the system running.
A flash programmer
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Exactly. That’s why it’s a trash motherboard as soon as root access is gained. It can never again be trusted.