Reply to post: Re: Well, no.

Unfixable Apple M1 chip bug enables cross-process chatter, breaking OS security model

John Riddoch

Re: Well, no.

Yes and no... software bugs are more widespread and usually easier to exploit, but they're also considerably easier to patch over. Hardware bugs can be difficult to impossible to work around; I don't think there's a comprehensive set of fixes for all the SPECTRE & MELTDOWN issues yet, at least not without obliterating CPU performance.

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