EPISODE · Jan 24, 2018 · 6 MIN
Meltdown and Spectre Patching Has Been a Total Train Wreck
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
The Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities, first revealed at the beginning of the year, affect pretty much anything with a chip in it. That ubiquity has made the process of releasing patches understandably arduous. Every type of impacted hardware and software requires its own specially tailored solution, and even a fix that works as intended may slow down system processes as a side effect. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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Meltdown and Spectre Patching Has Been a Total Train Wreck
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