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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by deathhand on Sunday May 07, 2017 @08:12AM (#14285060)
The bug is not 'opt-in'. If you need a processor with TPM then it will have AMT. The only question is if the vulenarability is local or accessible online.
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by lima on Sunday May 07, 2017 @10:15AM (#14285554)
Sure, but AMT is off by default. How would you exploit it locally if it's not enabled?
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Re:The hijacking flaw that lurked in Intel chips is worse th... by tyingq on Sunday May 07, 2017 @10:19AM (#14285573)
There's a second bug that allows local, non root users to provision AMT.
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