Why it matters: PortSmash is a dangerous side-channel vulnerability that exploits simultaneous multi-threading to steal cryptography keys and determine what a processor core is doing. While it's only been confirmed to work on Intel's Kaby Lake and Skylake platforms so far, it's “strongly suspected” to work on all processors with hyperthreading including AMD's.
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Meet the latest vulnerability in your multi-threaded CPU: PortSmash
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