Original title: developers found AppleThe security loophole in self-developed M1 chip can not be repaired without changing the design.
According to foreign media reports, developer Hector Martin (Hector Martin) found that there is a security vulnerability in Apple's self-developed M1 chip, which allows any two applications running under the operating system to secretly exchange data without using memory, slots, files, or any other normal operating system functions, which violates the security principles of the operating system.
According to foreign media reports, Martin called this loophole M1RACLES. He said the vulnerability was primarily harmless because it could not be used to infect Mac computers, nor could it be used by vulnerabilities or malware to steal or tamper with data stored on computers.
Martin also said that the vulnerability was completely embedded in the Apple M1 chip and could not be fixed without a redesign of the chip.
It is reported that since 2005, Apple has been working with IntelCooperate to develop Mac processor. However, at the 2020 Global developer Conference (WWDC), Apple announced plans to develop its own chips.
At Apple's spring 2021 launch event, Apple unveiled a new all-in-one iMac, which is equipped with Apple's self-developed chip M1. Before the introduction of the iMac with M1 chips, Apple was already selling MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini, with M1 chips to reduce its dependence on Intel.