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Gigabyte details BIOS roll-out plan to neutralize Sinkclose vulnerability — eligible AMD CPUs should be patched by end of the month
Gigabyte has confirmed that it will release the latest BIOS for AMD CPUs containing new AGESA microcode to mitigate the ...
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AMD’s ‘SinkClose’ Flaw Affects Almost Every AMD CPU in Existence – Patches Are Being Released
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CoinTelegraph25d
Weird ‘null address’ iVest hack, millions of PCs still vulnerable to ‘Sinkclose’ malware: Crypto-Sec
The vulnerability, called “Sinkclose,” allows an attacker to create a “bootkit” that “evades antivirus tools and is potentially invisible to the operating system.” If a user’s device ...
HotHardware29d
Alarming AMD Sinkclose Flaw Puts Millions Of CPUs At Risk For Resilient Malware
If you're rocking an AMD build, there's a high chance you're vulnerable to a serious security flaw that's been dubbed Sinkclose. That Ryzen 7 7800X3D pictured above? It's affected, as is the ...
TechSpot1mon
AMD's update strategy for the Sinkclose vulnerability leaves some processors unprotected
TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Why it matters: In response to the recently uncovered Sinkclose vulnerability, AMD is rolling out updates for its newer processor models ...
TechSpot22d
AMD reverses course, releases microcode update to fix Sinkclose flaw in Ryzen 3000 CPUs
TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A dangerous potato: After researchers revealed the initial details of the Sinkclose security issue, AMD announced that a firmware update ...
ZDNet27d
'SinkClose' AMD CPU vulnerability explained: How dangerous is it really?
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PC Gamer1mon
Millions of AMD CPUs found vulnerable to 18-year-old 'Sinkclose' deep-system flaw but it's pretty difficult to exploit
Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability that affects almost all AMD CPUs, allowing access to some of the deepest parts of the chip. Named 'Sinkclose', the flaw allows attackers that ...
Benzinga.com29d
AMD Issues Alert On Major Vulnerability Found in Multiple CPUs
AMD warns of critical "SinkClose" vulnerability affecting multiple CPU generations, risking undetectable malware installation. The "SinkClose" flaw impacts AMD's EPYC, Ryzen, and Threadripper ...
TechRadar1mon
Some of the most iconic AMD chips have a serious security flaw — which the company says it probably won't patch now
Several chips built by AMD over the past 18 years are vulnerable to Sinkclose, a critical severity flaw which could allow malicious actors to break into the target system, basically unseen.
CSOonline1mon
AMD addresses Sinkclose vulnerability but older processors left unattended
The company has decided not to extend these updates to its Ryzen 1000, 2000, and 3000 series processors or its Threadripper 1000 and 2000 models. Though AMD has released security updates to ...
TweakTown1mon
AMD won't be fixing a major security flaw on these older Ryzen CPUs
On the plus side, this 'Sinkclose' vulnerability, as it's called, requires access to the system kernel, so it is rather sophisticated and technical to execute. Another plus is that AMD has been ...