The vulnerability of the ptrace subsystem in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of the ptrace subsystem in the Linux operating system is related to errors in implementing measures to protect against Spectre-class vulnerabilities. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to exploit the protected mechanisms...

8 New Spectre-Class Vulnerabilities (Spectre-NG) Found in Intel CPUs

A team of security researchers has reportedly discovered a total of eight new "Spectre-class" vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, which also affect at least a small number of ARM processors and may impact AMD processor architecture as well. Dubbed Spectre-Next Generation, or Spectre-NG, the partial...