We call both the ability to modify some random file without permission with physical access under specific circumstances and Spectre/Meltdown CVEs despite being

We call both the ability to modify some random file without permission with physical access under specific circumstances and Spectre/Meltdown CVEs despite being wildly different severity. Recall is a specific thing where the NHTSA requires a manufacturer to fix a vehicle. The fact that recalls can have different levels of severity and take different levels of effort to fix is not surprising. I agree the headline is written to make it sound like a huge issue when it's not, but it is factual.