- Level: Informational
- CVE(s): CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754
- Affected Devices: None
Overview
Meltdown and Spectre are recently-discovered vulnerabilities found in Intel, AMD, Apple, and ARM processor chips. These vulnerabilities are the result of a serious design flaw in the affected chips, and the discovery of this issue has led to a forced redesign of Windows, Mac, and Linux operating system software to mitigate the vulnerability and prevent attackers from exploiting it.
These vulnerabilities were discovered by researchers at Google’s Project Zero, a team that’s dedicated to finding security flaws before they can be exploited by attackers; as of now there are currently no known Meltdown or Spectre exploits in existence.
Are SMSEagle products are affected?
SMSEagle devices are NOT affected by Spectre and Meltdown security vulnerabilities.
Below is the list of CPUs used in SMSEagle devices:
- SMSEagle NXS-97xx Rev.2 family uses ARM Cortex-A53
- SMSEagle NXS-97xx Rev.1 family uses ARM1176JZF-S
- SMSEagle NPE-9300 family uses ARM920T
The above CPUs are NOT vulnerable to Spectre and Meltdown.
