Intel confirms security issue in its processors as OS makers ready fixes

Faced with reports that a “major” security flaw has been discovered in millions of Intel processors sold over the past decade, Intel today responded to the claims, framing the issue as security exploits impacting “many different vendors’ processors,” and requiring an “industry-wide approach to resolve this issue promptly and constructively.” Due to the nature of the exploits, OS kernel-level patches are apparently needed, and in some cases are