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Microsoft Releases Updates Fixing Intel CPU Vulnerabilities
As you may be aware, over the last few years there have been a number of fairly substantial security issues identified within some specific Intel processors. Whether its ‘Meltdown‘, ‘Spectre‘ or something different, there are, of course, clearly a concern for any of the respective CPU owners. Well, if you’re…
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Researchers find Another Major Security Flaw in Intel Processors
You may recall that in 2018 two major security flaws were identified within Intel processors. Namely, Meltdown and Spectre. It was an issue that took them a significantly long period of time to resolve. Towards the end of the year, however, it looked like things were (relatively) back on track.…
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Researchers Accuse Intel of Attempted Bribery over MDS Flaw
Intel Security Flaws Earlier this week it was revealed that a whole new slew of security flaws existing with Intel processors was revealed. Now, to date, at least 4 names have cropped up for seeming the same or different flaws. We’ve seen ‘Zombieland’, ‘Fallout’ and even Microsoft’s preferred own branding…
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New ‘Spoiler’ Intel Security Vulnerability Is Found
Intel ‘Spoiler’ Vulnerability Throughout most of 2018, Intel was having to deal with a rather disturbing security flaw with their processor design. In it’s simplest terms, two differing flaws were found called ‘Spectre’ and ‘Meltdown’. While the jury was out as to how much of a risk these posed to…
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Researchers Uncover Seven New Spectre and Meltdown Vulnerabilities
There’s no need to panic, though. It looks like researchers are still looking into the notorious Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. It’s true that manufacturers have released various patches that address these issues, but it appears that there are more attack paths than originally estimated. A team of nine researchers has…
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Intel Clarifies Hardware Mitigations for Meltdown and Spectre
New CPUs, Same Security Problems Intel recently launched their Whiskey Lake and Amber Lake mobile CPU lineup. While these have plenty of features on-board, what is not clear is whether they have the promised hardware fixes for Meltdown and Spectre. So Anandtech reached out to Intel directly and have them…
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Intel SGX Breached by New Speculative Execution Exploit
Foreshadow Hits Secure SGX Secure Enclaves With the release of Spectre and Meltdown, the floodgates have opened. Since the reveal of the two speculative exploits last year, more bugs have come out of the woodwork. One recent release was a variant of Spectre targettable over networks. Today, we have a…
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Google Rolls Out Chrome OS Update 66 to Finally Fix Meltdown
Google Closes the Door on the Meltdown Vulnerability Google is rolling out update version 66 for their Chrome OS. This update brings about several changes, the most notable of which is the fix to Meltdown. Although the majority of Chromebooks are actually safe from this massive security flaw, it is…
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Intel Reveals Meltdown and Spectre Hardware Mitigation Plans
Intel Ready With Meltdown and Spectre Hardware Fixes Earlier the year, Intel got caught unprepared when Spectre and Meltdown went public. Intel has been in firefighting mode from the start. So far, Intel is using software-based mitigations only. Luckily for new users, Intel is preparing some new hardware mitigations for…
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Intel Releases Fixed Spectre Patch For Post-Skylake CPUs
Intel Patch Fixes Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake Earlier this year, Spectre and Meltdown rocked the CPU world. Intel has been working hard for a fix but unfortunately, the first fixes caused more problems than they solved. In fact, the bug fixes caused so many issues that Intel decided to pull back…
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Windows Patch Kills Buggy Intel Spectre Fix Microcode
Supplementary Intel Fix Causes More Harm Than Good Last month, the Spectre and Meltdown bugs took the CPU world by storm. Intel was hit the hardest with both Spectre and Meltdown affecting their CPUs. AMD and ARM also got hit but not as bad. To mitigate the issue, Microsoft issued OS level…
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Intel Promises Spectre and Meltdown “In-Silicon” Fixes For 2018
Intel Promises Hardware Fix By 2019 Spectre and Meltdown have been rocking the CPU landscape over the past couple of weeks. The CPU industry is not new to hardware bugs but Meltdown, in particular, has serious consequences. The worst hit CPU vendor is Intel, with all Cores series and later chips…
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ASRock Rolling Out BIOS for Intel SA-00088 Security Update
ASRock is rolling out a newer BIOS update which addresses the latest Intel security advisory. Intel’s previous “fix” proved to be problematic for many users. Specifically, they found their systems rebooting and bricking unexpectedly. Naturally, not many are happy with how Intel is handling the situation. Some are even accusing…
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Linus Torvalds Calls Intel’s Meltdown/Spectre Fix “Utter Garbage”
The always outspoken Linus Torvalds has some choice words to say about Intel and their handling of the Meltdown/Spectre flaw. He calls it “COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE” and claims it does “insane things” among other phrases. The statements come from a public e-mail chain between Torvalds and David Woodhouse, an…
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Intel Haswell and Broadwell Reboot Issue Cause Identified
Several days ago, Intel disclosed issues surrounding the update for fixing the recent Meltdown and Spectre flaws are actually causing problems on some systems. This update works perfectly fine on Skylake, Kaby Lake and Coffee Lake systems. However, it appears to be problematic for those on Broadwell or Haswell. Specifically,…
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