Meltdown and Spectre
January 4, 2018
CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754
A new class of security vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre, became public knowledge in early January 2018.
CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754
A new class of security vulnerabilities, named Meltdown and Spectre, became public knowledge in early January 2018.
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