x86/cpu Change For Linux 6.9 Slightly Eases Future AMD Zen CPU Enablement
A number of x86-related pull requests were already submitted today for kicking off the new Linux 6.9 merge window
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A number of x86-related pull requests were already submitted today for kicking off the new Linux 6.9 merge window
While the Linux 6.6 kernel isn't set to be released until later today, over the weekend a number of early pull requests were submitted of new material for the Linux 6.7 merge window
Following last week's AMD Inception vulnerability another AMD Zen CPU bug came to light and that was performing a divide by zero on Zen 1 could end up leaking data with this DIV0 speculation bug
AMD Linux security engineer Borislav Petkov issued a new patch towards fixing the Zen 1-exclusive "Divide by zero" bug, showcasing both the willingness to revisit "explored" issues and the difficulty
Yet another CPU vulnerability has been found, this time affecting Zen 1 CPUs in Linux-based operating systems. This new vulnerability allows potentially sensitive data to be released if a Zen 1 chip d