instal the new version for apple Spectre

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If the prediction was wrong, this speculative execution is rolled back in a way that is intended to be invisible to software,” Apple explains.īoth Meltdown and Spectre take advantage of speculative execution to access privileged memory - including kernel memory - from a less-privileged user process, such as a malicious app running on a device.

“To increase performance, the CPU predicts which path of a branch is most likely to be taken and will speculatively continue execution down that path even before the branch is completed.

Taking advantage of a vulnerability that has been around for 20 years, Meltdown and Spectre exploit a CPU performance feature called “speculative execution.” Speculative execution exists to improve computer speed by enabling the processor to work on multiple instructions at once, sometimes in non-sequential order. Apple has confirmed that all Macs, iPhones, iPads and other devices (bar Apple Watch) are vulnerable to the newly revealed Spectre and Meltdown Intel, ARM and AMD processor vulnerabilities.

Instal the new version for apple Spectre