I read [1] but I am not knowledgeable enough to know how serious this is.
Anyone any ideas if I (with my AMD Ryzen 7 5825U machine) should worry?
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I have a 7800X3D. Not worried.
a) Patches are being released.
b) You would need kernel-level access to the machine, which unless youâre letting every unknown app on the farm run free on your system, is unlikely to be a commonality.
Common sense and good internet hygiene are always a good start.
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Canât access your link but the âSincloseâ vulnerability requires access to the kernel so if that has happened it doesnât really matter.
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There isnât enough information in that article to say for sure. There also enough information about how the mitigations will stop the attack.
That being said, donât let statements like âit requires kernel level accessâ lull you into a false sense of confidence.
That being said, there isnât much you can do right now except continue to practice smart computing practices, ensure you have amd microcode updates being loaded and keep your BIOS updated to the latest available version.
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Thank you all for your ideas about this.
I tried to find the source on which this article was based.
It was a talk at defcon[1] I believe - but I havenât found the recording of this talk yet.
Other sources I found were not more informative than the WIRED article.
[1] https://ioactive.com/event/def-con-talk-amd-sinkclose-universal-ring-2-privilege-escalation/
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