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Design flaw in Intel processors opens door to rootkits
- hga 11y agoVery detailed discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10020134 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10020134
- kazinator 11y ago> To exploit the vulnerability and install the rootkit, attackers would already need to have kernel or system privileges on a computer. Let's not downplay this. Millions of Windows users have system privileges; they can elevate to effective root simply by clicking on a security dialog box, which they are trained to do without a second thought.