Explained: Meltdown and Spectre

Short explanation of the flaw in speculative execution revealed in January 2018 as Meltdown and Spectre. Links: Initial publication: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01... Follow-up details: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01... Official site about the vulnerabilities: https://meltdownattack.com/ Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/... AMD: https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/spec... ARM: https://developer.arm.com/support/sec... Apple: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208394 Google: Chrome version 63 implements patch as "Site Isolation" feature that needs to be turned on. Microsoft: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-... Microsoft - more about the antivirus incompatibility: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/h... Red Hat: https://access.redhat.com/security/vu... Ubuntu: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/...