Forum discussion: I m not sure if this has been posted already, I didn t see it.quote:Intel and Microsoft have confirmed that almost all of Intel s desktop processors, prior to 12th Gen CPUs, are vulnerable to a new Transient Execution
Following on from the Meltdown flaw and other related vulnerabilities, a more recent security issue was discovered in the form of Downfall. Tracked as CVE-2022-40982, exploitation of the flaw is known as a transient execution attack and it affects Intel CPUs.
Microsoft and Intel have cautioned about a recent security vulnerability affecting 7th Gen, 8th Gen, 9th Gen, 10th Gen, and 11th Gen chips. This security vulnerability is called Downfall or GDS.