It seems like Intel's chip flaw is far worse than previously thought. Here is a quote from the CNBC article:
Security experts said that it was not clear how difficult it would be to exploit the vulnerabilities to launch attacks, though they found the disclosure troubling because the affected chips were widely used.
"These vulnerabilities affect essentially every business computer and server with an Intel processor released in the last two years," said Jay Little, a security engineer with cyber consulting firm Trail of Bits.
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/22/us-government-warns-businesses-about-cyber-bug-in-intel-chips.html