'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Ryzen Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips

A team of Google researchers has discovered an exploit allowing users to write and insert their own microcode on AMD chips and is now distributing the instructions for free.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/you-can-now-jailbreak-your-amd-cpu-google-researchers-release-kit-to-exploit-microcode-vulnerability-in-zen-1-to-zen-4-chips

Created 1mo | Mar 7, 2025, 5:10:07 PM


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