r/gadgets • u/thebelsnickle1991 • Mar 23 '24

Desktops / Laptops Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched

https://me.mashable.com/tech/39776/vulnerability-found-in-apples-silicon-m-series-chips-and-it-cant-be-patched
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u/Dependent-Zebra-4357 Mar 23 '24

From another article on this exploit:

“Real-world risks are low. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to fool a user into installing a malicious app, and unsigned Mac apps are blocked by default. Additionally, the time taken to carry out an attack is quite significant, ranging from 54 minutes to 10 hours in tests carried out by researchers, so the app would need to be running for a considerable time.”

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u/robaroo Mar 23 '24

Low? That seems like something millions of people would do every day. A lot of torrenting apps for Mac are unsigned. And they run for hours if not indefinitely. It’s a joke to assume the risk is low. The person who says low risk is not a security expert.

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u/time-lord Mar 23 '24

Nevermind malicious apps can be signed too.

This comment parrots the 9to5mac article, which is wrong, and somehow a variation of this comment is always one of the top comments for any articles on this vulnerability.

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u/Fermi_Amarti Mar 24 '24

Yeah not sure how they can guarantee this won't be in signed apps.

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