Google Project Zero and other security teams disclosed that there was a serious security vulnerability in Intel and other processor chips, issued a A-level vulnerability risk notice, and reminded that the vulnerability evolved into a A-level cyber security disaster for the cloud and information infrastructure. Relevant vulnerabilities exploit the implementation flaws of the acceleration mechanism worked at chip hardware level to execute side-channel attacks, and indirectly read system memory through CPU cache. Meltdown is named for "melting" the hardware security boundary, and Specter is named for its invisibility. Vulnerability introduction There are two methods tp attack Intel processors: Meltdown and Specter. ...Read more