AMD Investigating Possible Security Flaws in Chips

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is looking into the possibility of security flaws in its chips after a report claimed to have found vulnerabilities, the U.S. chipmaker said on Tuesday.

Israel-based cybersecurity firm CTS Labs said it found 13 critical security vulnerabilities and manufacturer backdoors in AMD's EPYC, Ryzen, Ryzen Pro and Ryzen Mobile lines of processors. The flaws could put organizations at increased risk of cyber-attacks, the report said https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf.

CTS Labs did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.

(Reporting by Shariq Khan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)

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