Developers discover security vulnerabilities in Apple's M1 chip that cannot be fixed without changing the design

According to foreign media reports, developer Hector Martin discovered that Apple's self-developed M1 chip has a security vulnerability that 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.

Martin, who dubbed the vulnerability M1RACLES, said the vulnerability is mostly harmless because it can't be used to infect Mac computers, nor can it be used by exploits or malware to steal or tamper with data stored on the computer, according tomedia reports.

Martin also said that the vulnerability was completely built into Apple's M1 chip and could not be fixed without redesigning the chip.

It is reported that Apple has been working with Intel to develop Mac processors since 2005. However, at the 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced plans to develop its own chips.

At Apple's 2021 spring conference, Apple launched a new iMac all-in-one computer, which is equipped with Apple's self-developed chip M1. Before the iMac equipped with the M1 chip came out, Apple was already selling MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac mini equipped with the M1 chip to reduce its dependence on Intel.