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Vulnerability Recap 8/12/24 – Old Vulnerabilities Unexpectedly Emerge

eSecurity Planet

The problem: This week, we have not one but two 18-year-old vulnerabilities: researchers at IOActive discovered a flaw in AMD central processing units that has existed in processors made as early as 2006. It’s only just now been discovered and is known as Sinkclose. This can happen even when SMM is locked.

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Vulnerability Recap 8/13/24 – Old Vulnerabilities Unexpectedly Emerge

eSecurity Planet

The problem: This week, we have not one but two 18-year-old vulnerabilities: researchers at IOActive discovered a flaw in AMD central processing units that has existed in processors made as early as 2006. It’s only just now been discovered and is known as Sinkclose. This can happen even when SMM is locked.

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Vulnerability Recap 7/8/24 – Intel, Cisco & More Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

It’s a regression of an 18-year-old flaw (CVE-2006-5051) that was reintroduced in October 2020. To protect your network devices from potential risks, apply patches on a regular basis and keep their firmware up to date. The fix: Traeger has enabled automated firmware updates for grills using the D2 Wi-Fi Controller.

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