>Google were quite explicit about the distinction between the two They weren't though. The technical publication by project zero [0] did distinct between the t

>Google were quite explicit about the distinction between the two They weren't though. The technical publication by project zero [0] did distinct between the two, but Google's PR oriented article [1] didn't bother to do that. The PR oriented article packages the two exploits together saying "These vulnerabilities affect many CPUs, including those from AMD, ARM, and Intel, as well as the devices and operating systems running on them." [0] https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privi... [1] https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.html https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerabi...