octalfudge@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDownfall vulnerability may affect Intel Macs; usual precautions recommended9to5mac.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down10
arrow-up142arrow-down1external-linkDownfall vulnerability may affect Intel Macs; usual precautions recommended9to5mac.comoctalfudge@lemmy.world to Apple@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarecel922@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoFrom what I understand, yes. This vulnerability is to gain information about another user using the same computer (at the same time?). This is why I have disabled the performance-impacting spectre/meltdown mitigations on my home Windows PCs.
From what I understand, yes. This vulnerability is to gain information about another user using the same computer (at the same time?). This is why I have disabled the performance-impacting spectre/meltdown mitigations on my home Windows PCs.