content: From the description, it sounds like every modern chip would be affected.  The vulnerability relates to the communications backbone of the chip. The researchers describe this aspect as the 'glue' that holds the chip together. By attacking a chip with a malicious workload, the researchers were able to achieve enhanced electromigration-induced stress and crosstalk noise, which negatively affects the chip's performance.  Basically the concern is that you'll apply an update to your cellphone or PC BIOS or whatever, and it'll instead burn up your CPU so it runs all shitty afterwards. Planned obsolesence. https://gfycat.com/hollowwaterloggedanhinga