Apple’s M1 has an unfixable security flaw that’s effectively harmless – Yahoo News Australia

Apple’s M1 chip has a vulnerability that can’t be fixed without a silicon revision, according to developer Hector Martin. The flaw allows for covert channels that enable two malicious apps to talk to each other. However, unless your system has been compromised by exploits or malware through other means, “covert channels are completely useless,” Martin wrote in a blog post that was first spotted by Ars Technica.
The vulnerability is harmless on its own, according to the developer, as malware can’t…

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