There is a serious design flaw in Intel CPUs, which affects computers
running any OS (MacOS, Windows, Linux, etc.), will need an OS-level
patch to correct. The flaw can allow malware access to supposedly
secure system information such as passwords and keychains. The OS-level
fix may cause a performance drop of up to 30%!
Intel Chips Have Memory Access Design Flaw and Fix Could Lead to
Performance Drop <https://www.macrumors.com/2018/01/02/intel-chip-design-flaw/>
Intel chip kernel flaw requires OS-level fix that could impact macOS performance, report says <http://appleinsider.com/articles/18/01/02/intel-chip-kernel-flaw-requires-os-level-fix-that-could-impact-macos-performance-report-says>
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