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variant
About this tag
The tag variant on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about CPU hardware vulnerability variants, specifically side-channel attacks like Meltdown and Spectre. Topics include variant 3a and 4, which affect CPU hardware implementations and can allow attackers to access sensitive information on desktops, laptops, and cloud computers. The tag also appears in threads about data type overwriting in Visual Basic scripts and a new Google search engine variant. These threads highlight security issues, software bugs, and product updates related to the term variant.
Original release date: May 21, 2018
Systems Affected
CPU hardware implementations
Overview
On May 21, 2018, new variants—known as 3A and 4—of the side-channel central processing unit (CPU) hardware vulnerability were Link Removed. These variants can allow an attacker to obtain access to...