TechAmok Forum Index TechAmok
Independent Technology News
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Hacker Finds Hidden \'God Mode\' on Old x86 CPUs

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    TechAmok Forum Index -> Comments
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
topicmaker
Veteran
Veteran


Joined: 28 Feb 2006
Posts: 24881

PostPosted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 10:45 am    Post subject: Hacker Finds Hidden 'God Mode' on Old x86 CPUs Reply with quote

ing a command to an undocumented RISC core that manages the main CPU, security researcher Christopher Domas told the Black Hat conference here Thursday (Aug. 9). The command — ".byte 0x0f, 0x3f" in Linux — "isn't supposed to exist, doesn't have a name, and gives you root right away," Domas said, adding that he calls it "G...read more
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    TechAmok Forum Index -> Comments All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2016 phpBB Group