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Yes, from my understanding, Spectre is an architectural-level flaw in the so-called speculative execution unit. In other words, Spectre will only be fixed once
by Cyph0n 9y ago
Yes, from my understanding, Spectre is an architectural-level flaw in the so-called speculative execution unit. In other words, Spectre will only be fixed once Intel, AMD, and ARM redesign the unit and release new processors. Given the timelines of CPU design, this will take 5-10 years at least.
On the positive side, the flaw is very difficult to exploit in a practical setting.
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